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Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation.  She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress.  She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.

The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.

Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.

FY2025 Community Project Funding Requests


$25M will finish Miss. 19 4-laning

Neshoba Democrat
     
$25M will finish Miss. 19 4-laning
 
By Steve Swogetinsky
 
A project that would widen Highway 19 to four lanes from House to Philadelphia received a big boost toward becoming a reality last week, thanks to $25 million federal grant.
 
The project most recently got a $2 million...

Farm Bill agreement passes Senate

News Mississippi

Farm Bill agreement passes Senate

By Alex Paton

The U.S. Senate has passed the Farm Bill conference report to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. By a final vote of 87-13, the bill will move on for approval from the House and the measure will then go to the President’s...

GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy

Meridian Star
 
GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy
 
By Joseph Sean Dunlap
 
We all remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The damage that hurricane inflicted wiped out coastal airports and impeded access for those most in need to get supplies, food and water. As a...