U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) weighed the pros and cons for Mississippi in the administration’s FY2027 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation, signaling continued support for programs like the Essential Air Service that benefit passenger air service in smaller Mississippi communities.
Hyde-Smith, chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, made the assessment …