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Senate hearing showcases deep partisan divide over LGBTQ legislation

Roll Call

Senate hearing showcases deep partisan divide over LGBTQ legislation

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle shared personal stories to explain their stances

By Todd Ruger

An extraordinarily large number of members of Congress wanted to testify at the first Senate hearing for a civil...

Should Mississippi spring forward and never again fall back?

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Should Mississippi spring forward and never again fall back?

By Luke Ramseth

JACKSON - Sunday could be the last time Mississippians change their clocks to spring forward or fall back if bipartisan proposals pending before Congress and the state...

Hyde-Smith cosponsors English Language Unity Act

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Hyde-Smith cosponsors English Language Unity Act

By Daily Leader Staff

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, this week joined with co-sponsors to reintroduce S.678, the English Language Unity Act of 2021, to establish English as the official language of the...

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

Environment and Energy News

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

By Kevin Bogardus

The Senate this evening confirmed Michael Regan to be EPA administrator in a vote with bipartisan support.
President Biden's nominee to lead the agency was approved 66-34, with several Republican senators...

Push to make daylight saving time permanent gains steam

WTOK-TV Meridian

Push to make daylight saving time permanent gains steam

By Andrew Samet

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - We will be moving the clock forward by one hour early Sunday morning and there is a push in the nation’s capital to make this time change permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act was...