- Mississippi Free Press

Providing Medicaid to Working Poor Mississippians Isn’t Welfare. It’s Health Care.

by Cassandra Welchlin, Sandra Melvin and Nakeitra Burse August 3, 2023June 11, 2024

Cassandra Welchlin, Dr. Sandra Melvin and Dr. Nakeitra Burse write that working poor Mississippians need Medicaid expansion.

A gathering of faith leaders and others standing outside of a church with signs that say Working Together MIssissippi

Catholic Bishops to Gov. Reeves: Mothers, Children Deserve Postpartum Health Care

by Louis F. Kihneman, III and Joseph R. Kopacz March 8, 2023June 11, 2024

Paheadra Robinson in the Mississippi Capitol

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Year of Medicaid For New Moms Heads to Mississippi Governor’s Desk

by Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman March 8, 2023June 12, 2024

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

by Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman March 2, 2023October 20, 2025

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

by Kayode Crown and Ashton Pittman February 28, 2023June 12, 2024

Dr. John Gaudet stands at the podium with nurses and health workers behind him and a YES ON 76 campaign sign in front of him in support of Medicaid expansion

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Mississippi Voters ‘Overwhelmingly’ Want Ballot Initiatives Restored, Open Meetings

by Ashton Pittman February 6, 2023June 11, 2024

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Speaker Gunn’s ‘Commission on Life’ to Help Families Post-Pregnancy, Forced Birth

by Ashton Pittman September 14, 2022June 12, 2024

a woman holds a sign up on the sidewalk toward traffic, the back of it reads, "This Supreme Court Takes Rights Away - Today: Abortion, Right to Privacy; Tomorrow: LGBTQ + Contraception"

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Poll: Most Mississippi Voters Oppose Dobbs Ruling, Want Some Abortion Access

by Ashton Pittman July 18, 2022June 12, 2024

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12-Year-Old Incest Victims Should Birth Dad’s Child, House Speaker Gunn Says

by Ashton Pittman June 29, 2022June 12, 2024