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Mississippi senators join fellow Republicans to block voting bill
Wicker, Hyde-Smith bash bill that Dems say is vital to protecting democracy
By Angela Williams
WASHINGTON — Republicans have blocked votes on bills that would have made Election Day a federal holiday.
The proposed...
Y’all Politics
Bipartisan vote in U.S. Senate upholds filibuster, blocks Democrats’ meddling in elections
Democrat Senators Manchin, Sinema join all Senate Republicans, including Mississippi Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith, in stopping federal elections takeover.
By Frank Corder
Late Wednesday...
Madison County Journal
Madison student tapped for Senate program
By Duncan Dent
MADISON — A Madison Central senior says she jumped at the opportunity to connect with other students nationwide in the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
Emily Adcock went through a lengthy application process including...
Roll Call
Supreme Court to hear Ted Cruz challenge to campaign finance law
McConnell argued it is an 'ideal opportunity' for justices to wipe out the 2002 law
By Todd Ruger
The Supreme Court hears oral argument Wednesday in Sen. Ted Cruz’s challenge to a relatively obscure campaign finance...
The American Independent
GOP senators complain about 'wasting time' after stonewalling voting rights legislation
Senate Republicans wasted more than 10 hours reading the American Rescue Plan aloud last year.
By Josh Israel
Senate Republicans are accusing the Democratic majority of "wasting time"...
Sidney (Mont.) Herald-Leader
Daines submits resolution for Religious Freedom Day
Jan 16, 2022
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a Senate resolution designating today, Jan 16 as Religious Freedom Day. This resolution commemorates the 236th Anniversary of the Virginia Statute for...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi senators cosponsor two bills honoring Emmett Till
By J.T. Mitchell
This week, the United States Senate took action on two bills that will honor the late Emmett Till, who was killed in 1955 by White supremacists in Money, Mississippi.
The first bill, S.450...
Y’all Politics
Sen. Hyde-Smith: Democrats blowing up filibuster would destroy the U.S. Senate
The Mississippi U.S. Senator offers her thoughts on the Democrats’ voting bill, Biden’s COVID response and 2022 midterms. Watch the interview.
By Frank Corder
Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Delta Business Journal
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
By Becky Gillette
There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...
Delta Business Journal
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
By Becky Gillette
There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...
