Mississippi's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On June 7, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and U.S. Congresswomen Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., and María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., introduced the Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act to direct the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) to establish a grant program to fund youth fishing projects.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on June 7 reintroduced the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act to establish national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on June 5 announced that Mississippi is part of a 42-state coalition that has negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Mississippi will receive $1.1 million from the settlement.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 6 introduced a bill that would prohibit the Department of Defense from prioritizing the demographic characteristics of service members above individual merit and demonstrated performance.
Governor Tate Reeves on June 1 announced that his Chief of Staff, Parker Briden, will be leaving the official office on June 2 in order to serve as a Senior Advisor to the re-elect campaign.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch yesterday joined Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in filing a multi-state lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) on June 5 sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis R. McDonough calling for the removal of an LGBT “Pride” flag now flying at the entrance of the Biloxi National Cemetery on a pole normally reserved for a U.S. flag.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., on June 5 sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis R. McDonough calling for the removal of an LGBT “Pride” flag that is now flying at the entrance of the Biloxi National Cemetery on a pole normally reserved for a U.S. flag.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) tonight issued the following statement regarding her opposition to Fiscal Responsibility Act (HR.3746), the legislation negotiated to extend the nation’s debt limit and rein in federal spending:
Governor Tate Reeves on May 4 made the following statement regarding the federal government’s decision to release a plan to mitigate flooding in the Mississippi Delta:
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on May 31 reaffirmed that they will oppose President Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme and will vote to approve a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval (H.J.Res.45) that would overturn the President’s rule.