WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST BEGINNING FARMERS, MANUFACTURERS * Bipartisan Measure Would Modernize Outdated IRS Rules for Industrial Development, First-Time Farmer Bonds WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to help beginning farmers and small-scale manufacturers by modernizing outdated rules that are hindering access to af  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 26 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU expands military education access through partnership with Keesler Air Force Base STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University has signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Keesler Air Force Base, paving the way for a Bachelor of Applied Science in Weather and Environment--an MSU Department of Geosciences program that will provide Keesler Air Force members a streamlined pathway to c  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 26 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's President Keenum, Provost Shaw part of FAO panel today in Rome STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw today [June 25] emphasized the critical importance of global partnerships during a panel discussion hosted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy. Broadcast as an internat  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * SASC Chairman Roger Wicker Releases Updated Text of Defense Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON - ?U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today unveiled updated legislative text of the defense reconciliation bill. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees developed this legislation in close coordination with the White House and Department of Defe  more