HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE

Army Corps FY2025 Work Plan Includes $136.5 Million Overall for Miss. Flood Control, Port Dredging, Other Water Resources-Related Works  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre...

HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

Miss. Witness Advocates for Programs Used in the Magnolia State for Soil Improvement, Flood Control

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Input on the Future of Popular USDA Conservation Programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today tackled the need to improve U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs that are popular among Mississippi producers and communities to improve...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT

Cosponsors Bill to Modernize Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Ease Affordable Housing Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, recently threw her support behind legislation to expand and strengthen a federal tax credit that has helped Mississippi build more affordable housing.

Hyde-Smith is among the 29 original...

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Calhoun (Ala.) Journal

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Lee Evancho

Washington D.C. – With Mother’s Day on the horizon, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Katie Britt of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, has introduced the More Opportunities...

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

Community College Daily

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

By Matthew Dembicki  

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday again faced questions from congressional Republicans regarding new federal rules and proposed regulations they deem as costly and unnecessary...

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

CQ News

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

By Ariel Cohen, CQ

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf Wednesday urged lawmakers to back the agency's new spending on food safety, arguing it is more crucial than ever given the potential spread of the H5N1 avian flu...