Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $35.2 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $35.2 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of almost $35.2 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for airport improvement throughout Mississippi.
The 39 grant awards were made through the long-running Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and the newer Airport Improvement Grant (AIG) program. Several of the AIG grants are designed complement...
HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES DOE ON NEW TRANSFORMER ENERGY STANDARDS
HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES DOE ON NEW TRANSFORMER ENERGY STANDARDS
Miss. Senator Says Miss. Suppliers Alarmed by “Cart before the Horse” Mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on whether her agency will stop proposed energy-efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers that are already affecting...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Landmark ‘Employee Rights Act’ Would Update Nation’s Labor Policies for the 21st Century
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday threw her support behind legislation to modernize the U.S. labor policies for the 21 century and away from policies that favor big labor over the interests of employees.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Employee Rights Act of 2023 (S.1201)...
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...