HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.0 MILLION GRANT TO ADVANCE MANUFACTURING IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.0 MILLION GRANT TO ADVANCE MANUFACTURING IN MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $1.0 million Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) grant to support a Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) program to improve the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturing sector.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology grant will support ongoing work by the MEP Center for Mississippi, a MMA-led initiative...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS INPUT ON REACHING OPIOID ADDICTS IN RURAL AREAS

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS INPUT ON REACHING OPIOID ADDICTS IN RURAL AREAS

Senator Cites Mississippi’s TeleMAT System at Appropriations Hearing Focused on State, Local Work to Fight Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought input on how to expand access to opioid treatment and recovery services in rural states like Mississippi.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, which...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE APPROVAL OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOLUTION

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE APPROVAL OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOLUTION

Measure Celebrates African American Achievements, Cites Notable Mississippians

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised approval of a Black History Month resolution honoring the achievements of African Americans, including notable leaders from Mississippi.
 
The Senate resolution, approved by unanimous consent Thursday night, cites the history of African Americans...

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

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Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Doctors, advocates, lawmakers call for permanent lifting of telehealth restrictions once current emergency eases

By Gopal Ratnam

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York...