The Enterprise-Toscin, Indianola
Trade war hits home
China’s counterpunch could land right in county’s breadbasket
By Bryan Davis, publisher
Not much of what happens in Sunflower County has anything to do with the price of tea in China.
But a lot of what happens here, as well as in other...
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Trump nominates retired Pike County sheriff to be US marshal
Special to the Clarion Ledger
Retired Pike County sheriff Mark B. Shepherd of McComb is President Trump’s nominee for U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi.
If confirmed, Shepherd, who served...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith votes for failed spending cut plan
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to advance President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in unspent or unnecessary funding from federal agencies, but the effort was cut short by Democratic-led opposition.
“I...
News Mississippi
Senate passes defense bill, military members to see pay raise
By Alex Paton
Earlier this week the Senate passed the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which is a measure that sets the national security policy and authorizes funding to equip and train the U.S...
Bolivar Commercial
Rosedale Ports Given Funding for Dredging
By Courtney Warren
On Monday, the Corps of Engineers released its FY2018 Work Plan, which outlines additional funding for ongoing Civil Works projects, investing an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure...
Delta Democrat Times
Every day is Flag Day
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
Dear Editor,
The U.S. Senate debate on the National Defense Authorization Act this year coincided with the national commemoration of Flag Day and National Flag Week. Both tributes underscore the significance of our duty...
The Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg National Military Park receives much needed funds for erosion repairs
By Vicksburg Post Editorial Board
Funding for maintenance improvements will soon be coming to the Vicksburg National Military Park.
As the Vicksburg Post reported in March of this year, U.S. Sen...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Federal farm bill voted out of Senate committee
By Liz Carroll
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The federal farm bill is only rewritten every five years. The latest version of the 2018 farm bill just passed out of a Senate Committee by a vote of 20-1.
Four amendments offered by Sen. Cindy...
The Associated Press
US engineers plan millions in Mississippi water projects
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a work plan that includes nearly $56 million of water projects during this budget year in Mississippi, including some for flood...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Opinion | Why does Congress quit in August?
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Guest columnist
The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.
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