Senate Medicaid Expansion Plan Could Cost State More to Cover Fewer People
Medicaid expansion plans that could cover tens or hundreds of thousands more Mississippians have now passed both the state Senate and House, but with key
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Medicaid expansion plans that could cover tens or hundreds of thousands more Mississippians have now passed both the state Senate and House, but with key
A Mississippi Senate plan to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents is still alive, but would cover far fewer people than an earlier version.
The INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s education funding formula, has earned the support of Gov. Tate Reeves.
A Mississippi House leader says he won’t move forward with a bill to allow a casino in the capital city of Jackson.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shuwaski Young is calling for his own state representative to resign after a grand jury indicted Rep. Keith Jackson.
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.
Julio Fuentes writes that the current 340B Drug Pricing Program is failing to lower the cost of outpatient medicines for uninsured and vulnerable patients.
All registered Mississippi voters could be able to cast a ballot up to 15 days before an election under an early-voting bill the House passed.
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