Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state. The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.
Evers home to become a national monument
News Mississippi
Evers home to become a national monument
By Steven Gagliano
The Medgar & Myrlie Evers home in Jackson is on its way to becoming a national monument.
Congress recently sent the ‘Natural Resources Management Act’ to President Trump’s desk, and included in the bill, is a proposal...
MSU lands $7.2 million Army contract
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
MSU lands $7.2 million Army contract
By Alex Holloway
Mississippi State University has secured a competitive $7.2 million federal contract to help the U.S. Army test unmanned aircraft systems technologies.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's (R-Mississippi) office...
Delta-based programs get $2.7 million to help youths get GED, vocational job training
Mississippi Today
Delta-based programs get $2.7 million to help youths get GED, vocational job training
By Aallyah Wright
CLARKSDALE – Three organizations in the Mississippi Delta that focus on economic development and job training will get about $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of...