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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
January 14, 2022

Wicker, Hyde-Smith support sanctions on Russian pipeline

The legislation to place sanctions on Nord Stream II pipeline failed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 55-44. On Thursday, Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) voted in favor of the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Implementation Act (S.3436), which would put heavy sanctions in place on the Russian-owned Nord…
Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 14, 2022

Governor Reeves: “I hope today’s decision is a wake-up call to President Biden and his administration.”

The Mississippi Governor says SCOTUS decision to block Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses a win for workers, federalism. On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID vaccine and test mandate on employers with 100 workers and above. However, the Court did allow the Biden mandate on health care workers to…