HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR CRIME VICTIMS FUND FIX
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR CRIME VICTIMS FUND FIX
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Replenish Key Victims of Crime Act Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for legislation to shore up funding for the Crime Victims Fund, a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant program that supports state-level programs that help crime victims.
The Senate voted unanimously to approve the bipartisan VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (HR.1652/S.611), a measure...
LAND ACQUIRED FOR LODGE AND CONFERENCE CENTER ON LAKE OKHISSA
(NOTE: The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance issued the following news release on Friday, July 16.)
LAND ACQUIRED FOR LODGE AND CONFERENCE CENTER ON LAKE OKHISSA
July 16, 2021
Meadville, MS (Press Release) - Scenic Rivers Development Alliance today announced the acquisition of approximately 150 acres of land along the shoreline of Lake Okhissa in Southwest Mississippi from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance is a body politic of the State of Mississippi, which...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO SANCTION IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER & PRESIDENT-ELECT
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO SANCTION IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER & PRESIDENT-ELECT
Bill Offered as Biden Administration Mulls Easing Sanctions on Iranian Regime
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring legislation to force the imposition of human rights sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the regime’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of S.2374, legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It...
Mississippi timber haulers to receive $15.7M in PATHH payments
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi timber haulers to receive $15.7M in PATHH payments
By Rachel Hernandez
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $15.7 million to Mississippi timber haulers in the form of Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and...
Delta pumps project hangs in balance of EPA ruling
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
OPINION
Delta pumps project hangs in balance of EPA ruling
By Mac Gordon, Guest Columnist
That giant sucking sound being heard across the Mississippi Delta is the vanishing pump project designed to control river flooding in the region.
A ruling from the U.S. Environmental...
Members of Mississippi’s Congressional delegation voice their support of state law on abortion
WLBT-TV Jackson
Members of Mississippi’s Congressional delegation voice their support of state law on abortion
Support for Mississippi’s law split along party lines
By Maggie Wade
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - While there has been debate on both sides of the abortion law in Mississippi, most of the...