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Wicker, Hyde-Smith & Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden On Afghanistan Withdrawal
By PRESS RELEASE - SENATORS HYDE-SMITH AND WICKER
Fri,09/03/21-5:12PM , 339 Reads 12,185 Statewide
Below is a press release from Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker:

26 Senators Seek Information on Americans & Allies Left Behind in Wake of Hasty U.S. Withdrawal
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Wicker Praises Award of $280 Million in Tax Credits to Support Economic Growth and Community Development in Mississippi
By PRESS RELEASE - SENATOR ROGER WICKER
Fri,09/03/21-12:12PM , 281 Reads 10,530 Statewide
Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:

Mississippi to Receive $280 Million From 2020 New Markets Tax Credit Program
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As Mississippi’s top medical professionals worked to sound the alarm on Wednesday about an imminent failure of the state’s hospital system due to the surging COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tate Reeves downplayed the severity of the situation and urged Mississippians to “remain calm.” Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Gov. Reeves brings former senior staffer back to Mississippi as chief of staff
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/03/21-12:00PM , 352 Reads 13,018 Statewide
Parker Briden, a Missouri native who came to Mississippi in 2019 to work on Tate Reeves’ successful gubernatorial campaign and stayed on as a senior staffer for several months after Reeves was sworn into office, has been tapped by Reeves to be his next chief of staff.
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Sen. Hyde-Smith announces $32.2 million award to Miss. State for clean energy research and development
By PRESS RELEASE - SENATOR CINDY HYDE-SMITH
Fri,09/03/21-11:48AM , 321 Reads 10,424 Statewide
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of a $32.2 million contract to Mississippi State University to advance clean energy research and development.
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