Black Voters Matter Hosts Medicaid Expansion Talk In Jackson As Lawmakers Clash
Black Voters Matter and the American Cancer Society’s American Cancer Network hosted a talk on Medicaid expansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 20, 2024.
Black Voters Matter and the American Cancer Society’s American Cancer Network hosted a talk on Medicaid expansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 20, 2024.
Though efforts to close or merge some universities failed, lawmakers could still consider closing some universities under another study proposal.
Mississippi legislators are unlikely to restore a ballot initiative process this year after a Senate proposal died on Monday.
Duvalier Malone writes that Medicaid expansion will be a turning point for Mississippi’s health-care system and an economic boost for the entire state.
A conflict is building among Mississippi legislative leaders over whether to tweak an education funding formula or ditch it and set a new one.
Mississippi schools could get $241 million more next year under the INSPIRE Act, a new school funding formula House lawmakers passed Wednesday.
A vote to expand Medicaid to at least 200,000 people won a veto-proof majority in the Mississippi House on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the first time either legislative chamber in Mississippi has taken a vote on Medicaid expansion since it became an option under former President Barack Obama’s 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged lawmakers to use public education funds for private schools during his State of the State Address.
The Republican-led Mississippi House held hearings to consider Medicaid expansion for the first time since it became an option over a decade ago.
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