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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Government and industry leaders from across Mississippi discussed the many ways data can advance the Magnolia State at the fourth annual Data Summit, hosted by Mississippi State's National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC).
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) applauded the Trump administration's announcement of $7.6 million in funding to combat the opioid crisis in Mississippi. The funds are part of $1.8 billion dollars in grants announced by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressmen Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of more than $21 million for infrastructure improvements to Mississippi bridges and operating assistance for passenger rail.
Jackson, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) hosted a Rural Healthcare Summit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Health Related Professions. The summit brought together healthcare leaders to discuss issues facing the rural healthcare community.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, July 24, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) introduced H.R. 3990, the Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act. This legislation would reauthorize the Operation Stonegarden grant program within the Department of Homeland Security.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced a $95,403 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the study of "preventative drug delivery carriers against infectious agents detrimental to the honey bee."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced a $199,992 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded to Mississippi State University and its Southern Rural Development Center. This funding will support the study of land loss in families across Mississippi and the region.