WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
Four Miss. Institutions Guaranteed New Market Tax Credit Program Resources
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), members of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today applauded the award of $185 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to four Mississippi-based institutions that will use it as leverage to support economic growth in...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $2.4 BILLION AWARD TO BUILD LHA 9 AT INGALLS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $2.4 BILLION AWARD TO BUILD LHA 9 AT INGALLS
Miss. Shipbuilders Will Build Large Deck Amphibious Assault Ship Critical for Future of Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $2.4 billion contract modification from the Department of the Navy to Ingalls Shipbuilding to construct LHA 9, a large-deck America-class amphibious assault ship.
“This is excellent news for both the fine...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Miss. Senators Welcome Improvement for Columbus-based Internal Waterway
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated a $6.1 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure and expand capacity at the Lowndes County Port in Columbus.
The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $10.8 MILLION AWARD FOR GOLDEN MANUFACTURING
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $10.8 MILLION AWARD FOR GOLDEN MANUFACTURING
Department of Defense Continues Contract Work with North Miss. Small Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a $10.8 million contract award to Golden Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Tishomingo County to produce trousers for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
The contract represents the continuation of Department of Defense contracts dating from 2019 for the...
MISS. SENATORS REPORT $4.5 MILLION IN COPS GRANTS FOR MISS.
MISS. SENATORS REPORT $4.5 MILLION IN COPS GRANTS FOR MISS.
Justice Dept. Awards Include $3.0 Million for School Violence Prevention in Seven Districts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported the award of $4.5 million to Mississippi through the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
Seven school districts in Mississippi will share $3.0 million in School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant...
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...
Mississippi university graduates first class of Ag flight pathway students
Magnolia State Live
Mississippi university graduates first class of Ag flight pathway students
By Magnolia State Live
The first 10 students from the Commercial Aviation Department at Delta State University to graduate with an Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway Certification were...
GOP pushes to deport immigrants traveling with children who refuse DNA testing at border
Washington Examiner
GOP pushes to deport immigrants traveling with children who refuse DNA testing at border
By Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Reporter
A group of Republican senators is pushing to reinstate DNA testing at the southern border to ensure children being taken into the United States are...