WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES

Four Miss. Institutions Guaranteed New Market Tax Credit Program Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), members of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today applauded the award of $185 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to four Mississippi-based institutions that will use it as leverage to support economic growth in...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES URGE FTC TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES URGE FTC TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS  

Lawmakers Seek Commitment to Finish Probe into Schemes Linked to High Prescription Drug Costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan effort to ensure the Federal Trade Commission completes an investigation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for potential market manipulation tactics and other anticompetitive practices that increase the cost of prescription drugs...

AHEAD OF HALLOWEEN, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES ISSUE PSAs ON DANGERS OF RAINBOW FENTANYL 

AHEAD OF HALLOWEEN, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES ISSUE PSAs ON DANGERS OF RAINBOW FENTANYL 

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PSA:  Senator Hyde-Smith Warns Parents of Trick-or-Treaters about Rainbow Fentanyl Pills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a dozen Senators who today released pre-Halloween Public Service Announcements (PSAs) warning parents about the rainbow fentanyl pills now being used by drug cartels to target American youths.

Rainbow fentanyl is being distributed in a variety of...

Mississippi rebuilds health earmark empire in post-Cochran era

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Mississippi rebuilds health earmark empire in post-Cochran era

The state, 34th in population, nonetheless received more than $50 million worth of health-focused earmarks in 2022

By Lauren Clason

Mississippi, the country’s poorest state and its second unhealthiest, was one of the top...

Mississippi receives $4.5 million through COPS program

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Mississippi receives $4.5 million through COPS program

By Jaylan Wright

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) reported Mississippi received $4.5 million through the Department of Justice Community Oriented...