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FOCUS: H.B. 1020 • LGBTQ+ • #MSWelfare/TANF Scandal • Jackson Water • Abortion • Race & Racism • 2023 Elections • Voting
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Attorney General Lynn Fitch, both blonde women dressed up for an event and posing together
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After Judge Blocks Abortion Pill Mifepristone, Mississippi’s Most Powerful Women Rejoice

Mississippi’s two highest-ranking women leaders, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, rejoiced over the weekend after a Texas federal judge blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

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Ashton Pittman April 10, 2023
Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee Chairman John A. Polk, R-Hattiesburg
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Senator Killed Ballot Initiative Bill, Fearing Voters Could Repeal ‘Right-to-Work’

Mississippi citizens will not be able to organize and vote on issues using ballot initiatives again any time soon after a Mississippi Senate leader allowed legislation that would have revived the option to die on calendar due to multiple concerns.

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Kayode Crown March 24, 2023
Paheadra Robinson in the Mississippi Capitol
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Year of Medicaid For New Moms Heads to Mississippi Governor’s Desk

The Mississippi House passed Senate Bill 2212, which will grant 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, by a 92-7 vote. Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton voted against it.

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Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman March 8, 2023
abortion hanger with the sign "Never Again" hanging from the bottom at Mississippi Capitol
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Alive At #MSLeg: Prohibiting Ballot Initiatives For Abortion, Jackson Takeover

Efforts to expand Capitol Police’s jurisdiction over the City of Jackson and to reintroduce a more limited citizen-led ballot initiative process remain alive in the Mississippi Legislature.

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Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman March 2, 2023
Missy McGee in a spotted top seen peaking at a mic
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Medicaid For New Moms Could Last A Year—If House Speaker Doesn’t Block Bill

New Mississippi mothers who cannot afford health insurance could continue receiving Medicaid for a year post-birth after Mississippi House lawmakers advanced a bill this morning that would extend coverage beyond the state’s current two-month limit.

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Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman February 28, 2023
a photo shows three people holding signs supporting abortion rights, including a man, a woman, and a girl wearing a shirt that says "I will write my own story"
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Teen Mississippi Rape Victim Forced to Travel 500 Miles For Abortion, Report Says

The parents of a teenage Mississippi rape victim had to travel more than 500 miles to help their daughter obtain an abortion in Illinois, WAPT’s Megan West reported. The family told the local Jackson anchor that they learned their daughter was pregnant three days beyond Mississippi’s legal limit of six weeks.

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Ashton Pittman November 29, 2022
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Conservative Litigation Group Challenges Mississippi Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

A conservative litigation group filed a lawsuit this week to overturn Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Fordice, with the goal of ending what may be a legal loophole protecting abortion rights in Mississippi.

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Nick Judin November 15, 2022
a photo of Senator Roger Wicker's face, sucking his mouth in as he smiles tightly
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Sen. Roger Wicker Defends Herschel Walker After Abortion, Domestic-Abuse Stories

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, is standing by Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker even amid domestic-violence allegations and revelations that the anti-abortion candidate may have once paid for an abortion.

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Ashton Pittman October 6, 2022
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Officials: Mississippi Unprepared For 5,000 More Babies Born Yearly After Dobbs Ruling

At least 5,000 more babies will be born in Mississippi each year than in the past now that abortion is almost completely outlawed and the Magnolia State is not prepared to handle it, officials say. Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney shared that estimate with members of the Mississippi Senate.

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Ashton Pittman October 3, 2022
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