The Trucker
FMCSA reports low numbers for truck driver apprenticeship program
By John Worthen
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program received just 113 application from motor carriers as of February.
That’s well below the...
Inside Higher Ed
Senate Republicans Press Cardona to Act Promptly to Combat Antisemitism
The lawmakers want the Education Department to take more forceful action, including withdrawing federal funds from institutions that aren’t addressing antisemitism on their campuses.
By Katherine Knott
Educa...
Mississippi Department of Transportation
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joins The Extra Mile Podcast
MDOT was pleased to welcome U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith as a guest on the latest episode of the agency’s podcast, The Extra Mile.
Updated Tuesday, April 30, 2024 8:37 AM
JACKSON, MISS. – The...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.
By Matt Williamson
Log trucks are returning to interstate highways, thanks to recent federal legislation, and can abandon the circuitous routes through cities and towns they had been forced to use.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Construction Equipment Guide
Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi
Southeast Division
American Loggers Council
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) secured a provision in the Transportation — HUD Appropriations Bill, signed into law March 9, to allow unprocessed agricultural commodities, including...
Nebraska Ag Connection
D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About
Nebraska Ag Connection - 03/15/2024
Farm Bureau members were in Jackson, meeting face to face with their representatives and senators in the State Capitol.
This time, members sat down with United States Congressmen...
ABA Banking Journal
ABA backs legislation to spur new bank creation
NEWSBYTES
A proposed bill seeks to spur new bank creation by easing federal capital requirements during their first few years of existence. The Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act, S. 3937, would encourage...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS REPUBLICAN FRAMEWORK SHOULD PROPEL SENATE TO COMPLETE NEW FARM BILL
Commodities & Risk Management Ranking Member Says Plan Holds Key to Modernized Agriculture Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the unveiling of a Republican-led Farm Bill framework that she says should propel the Senate toward completing legislation that meets the modern challenges facing farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders across the country.
Hyde-Smith, ranking...
MISS. DELEGATION WELCOMES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL
Delegation Supported Gov. Reeves’ Request for Federal Aid Following Fatal April Storms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Biden’s approval of Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after severe storms...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN LEGISLATION TO OVERTURN BIDEN NURSING HOME STAFFING MANDATES
New Staffing Requirements Would Harm Virtually All Mississippi Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored bipartisan legislation to overturn a Biden administration nursing home staffing rule that sets unreasonable staffing mandates that would harm virtually all long-term care facilities in Mississippi.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith are...
