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July 14, 2021

Hyde-Smith Calls for Greater Postal Service Accountability to Customers

Cites Mississippi Cases of Lost or Delayed Mail & Passports during Budget Review Hearing U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for greater accountability on the part of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in light of persistent and increasing customer service complaints. Hyde-Smith, ranking member of the Senate Financial Services and General Government…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 14, 2021

SALTER: Social Security clock still ticking as pandemic imperils future of retirement safety net

By:Sid Salter Understanding the impact of Social Security on Mississippi’s economy and on our people is a heavy lift. Let’s start with the basics. Nationwide in 2019, 54.1 million people received Social Security old age benefits, 9.9 million received disability benefits, and 61.2 million were covered under the Medicare program, that according to the Social…