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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
April 8, 2022

Will Yazoo pumps deliver “environmental justice” to the Mississippi Delta?

Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker join other Mississippians who want the pumps finished as Congressman Thompson continues to waffle. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in 2020 that the Yazoo Backwater area experienced significant flooding during nine of the ten previous years, and under the Trump Administration funding had been set aside to move the…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 8, 2022

Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith warn that rescinding Title 42 will cause threats to public safety

The Mississippi Senators call for Biden administration to explain policies that prompt potential  surge of illegal immigrants.  Senator’s Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith warn that the decision to rescind the Title 42 Order that allows immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants will create a serious public safety threat. They are among 21 other Senators that signed…