HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.32 MILLION IN PILT PAYMENTS TO MISS. COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.32 MILLION IN PILT PAYMENTS TO MISS. COUNTIES
Dept. of the Interior Program Helps Counties with Federal Lands, Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 72 counties in Mississippi with tax-exempt, federal property will receive $2.32 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2020.
The U.S. Department of the Interior issues the PILT payments to counties, with local officials retaining authority to allocate...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON LAW TO CHANGE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON LAW TO CHANGE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tate Reeves signing legislation to change the state flag of Mississippi:
“Today Governor Reeves signed a law that says the new flag for the State of Mississippi shall bear the words ‘IN GOD WE TRUST.’ By boldly and publicly acknowledging our faith in God, we will continue to show the world the true heart of...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a Louisiana law requiring abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges, a ruling that also effectively negates a similar law in Mississippi.
“The Louisiana admitting privileges law, like ours in Mississippi, was based on providing for the health and welfare of...
Record number of women in legislatures across nation
Laurel Leader-Call
Record number of women in legislatures across nation
By Rebekah Staples
“Anything you can do, I can do better; I can do anything better than you.”
Some of you may recall these playful lyrics from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” In the show, sharpshooters Annie Oakley and...
Inhofe and Leahy at the head of 25 colleagues to urge Biden to reverse Western Sahara's wrong decision
Correo Diplomatico Saharaui
Inhofe and Leahy at the head of 25 colleagues to urge Biden to reverse Western Sahara's wrong decision
February 18, 2021
U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) And Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Today led 25 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter urging President Biden to...
Hyde-Smith joins bill ensuring sports teams are based on ‘reproductive biology’
WLBT-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith joins bill ensuring sports teams are based on ‘reproductive biology’
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has co-signed a bill that she says would “protect athletic opportunities for female athletes.”
The Protection of Women and Girls in...