Shoplifting Fine Increase, Prior Authorizations and More: #MSLeg Roundup
Mississippi lawmakers advanced bills to raise shoplifting fines, create an alert system for people with disabilities and reform prior authorizations.
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Mississippi lawmakers advanced bills to raise shoplifting fines, create an alert system for people with disabilities and reform prior authorizations.
Legalized sports betting, prior authorization reform and Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women were among the issues lawmakers tackled last week.
Mississippi Free Press’ attorney Rob McDuff said in a May 2022 statement that the Mississippi Open Meetings Act requires that other meetings of legislators, like the Republican Caucus, be open to the public when they constitute a quorum and are discussing public business.”
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