Capital Region

HYDE-SMITH JOINS AMICUS BRIEF ON PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Senators Side with Capitol Hill Baptist Church as D.C. Allows Mass Protests While Barring Most Outdoor Worship Services  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined dozens of her colleagues in filing an amicus brief supporting the religious freedom lawsuit filed by the Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) against Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia.

The amicus brief, led by Senator...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $3.47 MILLION USDA GRANTS FOR TELEMEDICINE & DISTANCE LEARNING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of almost $3.5 million in telemedicine and distance learning grants to five healthcare and educational organizations in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program awards will support multi-county projects led by the Delta Health Center, Inc...

HYDE-SMITH GETS FLU VACCINE, CALLS ON MISSISSIPPIANS TO DO THE SAME 

Annual Flu Outbreak Will Add Pressure for Healthcare Providers Amid Ongoing Pandemic 

PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Receives Annual Flu Shot.

MADISON, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a flu shot and encouraged fellow Mississippians to be vaccinated amid concerns that the annual influenza outbreak will place added burdens on healthcare workers and hospitals already treating COVID-19 patients.

Hyde...