WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 1 of 5) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./47 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE 2026 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of the FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill that supports President Trump's goal of systematically rebuilding the nation's ability to achieve peace through strength, a goal that will involve national security activities conducted in Mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADVANCE BILL WITH FUNDING FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION & JOB TRAINING PROJECTS IN MISS. * FY2026 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to approve the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill, which recommends fu  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 2 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU doctoral student receives distinguished assistantship STARKVILLE, Miss.--Dalton Whitt, a doctoral student at Mississippi State University, has been named the recipient of the Dr. Will D. Carpenter Distinguished Field Scientist Graduate Assistantship. Bayer, a multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, funds the award in honor of Will D. Carpenter, a 1952 MSU agrono  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. SENATE APPROVES HYDE-SMITH RESOLUTION OBSERVING 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate this week approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in advance of the upcoming commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. The Hyde-Smith resolution ( S.Res.344 ), approved by   more