Sen. Hyde-Smith Proposes “Gold Star Families Week”

WCBI-TV Columbus

Sen. Hyde-Smith Proposes “Gold Star Families Week”

By William Folkes

WASHINGTON D.C. (WCBI) – Ahead of Memorial Day, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is proposing a new way to honor military families.

Dubbed “Gold Star Families Week,” the senator’s resolution would preview Gold Star...

VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk

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VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk

By Alex Paton

A bill is headed to President Trump’s desk that will improve veterans’ health care by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker voted with the Senate...

Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson

Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark

By Jerry Mitchell

The house where Medgar and Myrlie Evers lived with their family will receive a plaque Thursday recognizing its National Historic Landmark Designation.

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers House is...

Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced

WAPT-TV Jackson

Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced

By Adam McWilliams

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill Monday that would make the home of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers a national monument and would make...

NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say

MedPage Today

NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say

By Joyce Frieden

WASHINGTON -- Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs to continue going up, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate committee that reviews the agency's funding, said Thursday.

"Both...

Mississippi Leaders On Jerusalem Embassy Opening

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Mississippi Leaders On Jerusalem Embassy Opening

By Ezra Wall

Mississippi's Congressional Delegation is responding to the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. MPB's Ezra Wall reports.

Mississippi's newest U.S. Senator calls Jerusalem "the cultural and...

Wicker, Hyde-Smith honor Mississippi’s fallen officers

News Mississippi

Wicker, Hyde-Smith honor Mississippi’s fallen officers

By Alex Paton

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recognized National Police Week by offering tributes to three Mississippi law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

National Police Week...