'US looks forward to hearing Modi'

The Economic Times

'US looks forward to hearing Modi'

Synopsis: US Representative Adam Smith said: "I welcome PM Modi to our country and thank him for his visit. We (US-India) share a strong relationship. I am looking forward towards strengthening the relationship between both countries and PM's...

Barrasso bill expands access to broadband in national parks

Wyoming News Now

Barrasso bill expands access to broadband in national parks

By Aiden Greco

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), chair of the...

U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Brookhaven Daily Leader

U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

By Daily Leader Staff

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.1957) was introduced this week by Sen. Roger Marshall M.D. (R-Kan.). Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, helped introduce the bipartisan...

Battle over California Prop 12 continues

Farm Progress

Battle over California Prop 12 continues

Republican governors call for congressional action.

By Joshua Baethge

Republican governors from 11 states are calling on Congress to allow pork producers to bypass California’s Proposition 12. The controversial law sets minimum space...

Mississippi senator cosponsors bill to decrease gun thefts

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi senator cosponsors bill to decrease gun thefts

By Garret Grove

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bill to enhance penalties for stealing firearms. 

The Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023 amends the United...

Pump Plans Moving Forward

Delta Business Journal

Pump Plans Moving Forward

By Jack Criss

A proposed water management solution was presented in Vicksburg on May 4 to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. The Yazoo Pumps, long promoted by advocates and residents, now look to be finally completed in the near future...

Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care

Clarksdale Press Register

Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care

By Floyd Ingram

Small, out-patient hospitals are not the wave of the future – they are here.

One of the nation’s top healthcare experts told those gathered for the Delta Council’s annual meeting last week that big-box, multi...