In the News
With an investment from Toyota totaling $71.4 million and creating 33 new jobs at its Jackson plant, three new production lines will be added to increase production of hybrid vehicles.
Announced on Nov. 18 in an effort to meet the increasing demand for hybrid vehicles, the new production lines will manufacture hybrid transaxle cases and housing and engine blocks for Toyota's Hybrid RAV4, Hybrid Highlander, and Lexus TX vehicles.
As the government shutdown enters its twenty-third day federal workers wonder just how long it will go on and if some of them should still come to work if they won’t receive pay.
We reached out to U. S. Congressman David Kustoff who represents Tennessee's 8th District.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman David Kustoff, R-Tenn., said the House of Representatives has done its part to keep the government open. He is calling on Senate Democrats to do the same.
EXCLUSIVE: A Memphis-area House Republican is eyeing a permanent federal law enforcement presence in the southwest Tennessee city after President Donald Trump's order cracking down on crime.
Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., whose district includes suburbs in the Memphis metropolitan area and rural areas outside of it, spent the day with Trump's new Memphis Safe Task Force on Thursday.
JACKSON — Mississippi has joined a coalition of 22 state attorneys general urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a rule allowing correctional facilities to use cellphone jamming technology to combat the growing problem of contraband phones in prisons.
In a letter to the FCC, the bipartisan coalition expressed support for a proposed rule change that would permit jamming systems to block unauthorized cellular transmissions from inside prison walls — a practice currently prohibited under federal law.
The House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation Wednesday to update the language used by the Social Security Administration to describe when American workers can claim their retirement benefits.
On behalf of AMAC Action, the advocacy affiliate of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), with over 2 million members nationwide, I write to express our strong support for the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. As an organization deeply committed to safeguarding the financial and personal well-being of America’s seniors, we commend your leadership in addressing this growing problem.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) stated that Memphis and the surrounding area also need more federal agents and more federal prosecutors.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would be deploying the National Guard to Memphis, Tenn., next as he continues his anti-crime initiative.
The president made the announcement during an appearance on "Fox & Friends," adding that the deployment would not be limited to the National Guard and could include the Army if needed.
"Memphis is deeply troubled," Trump said. "We're gonna fix that just like we did Washington."