Medicaid Expansion Bill Coming By Monday, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Hosemann Says
A Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says.
A Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says.
Medicaid expansion is worth considering, says Rep. Sam Creekmore, the new chairman of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee.
Mississippi House Republicans have nominated Rep. Jason White, R-West, to serve as the new House speaker in the 2024 legislative session. He has expressed an
The Mississippi Free Press asked a court on Monday to hold that Mississippi House Republican Caucus meetings must be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act. Last year, the full Mississippi Ethics Commission rejected the Mississippi Free Press’ argument and declared that the Legislature is not a “public body” under the law.
A 13-year-old rape victim from Cleveland, Miss., who had no access to safe and legal abortion care in the state, gave birth around Aug. 14.
Mississippi election officials will be able to purge names from voter rolls more easily if Gov. Tate Reeves signs House Bill 1310 into law.
Dr. Robert Taylor will not continue serving as Mississippi’s state superintendent of education after the Mississippi Senate rejected his nomination by a 21-31 vote on Wednesday, with some Republicans describing him as “woke” or a supporter of so-called “critical race theory.”
Mississippi Association of Educators Erica Jones said her organization wants schools fully funded as the Mississippi Legislature suspended deadlines to allow further deliberation on some appropriation and general bills, including for education.
Hopes for restoring a ballot initiative system in Mississippi are alive again as the Mississippi Senate reopened the possibility one week after a Senate leader killed the legislation last week amid differences with the Mississippi House.
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