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House committee chairman kills early voting bill without a vote
Mississippi will remain one of only three states that does not have in-person early voting after a House committee chairman killed legislation last week. House ...
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Senate passes Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ with veto-proof majority
An austere version of Medicaid expansion, which for more than a decade has been blocked by legislative leaders, passed the Senate on Thursday 36-16 – ...
by Mississippi Today, Monday, April 1, 2024 8:37 am
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Senate committee passes Medicaid ‘expansion’ bill that leaves hundreds of millions in federal dollars on table
The only surviving Medicaid expansion bill in the Legislature passed the Senate Medicaid Committee Wednesday and is headed to the full Senate for a vote. ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, March 28, 2024 10:40 am
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Voter initiative would be hard to use under bills moving in Mississippi Legislature
If Mississippians are allowed to vote to enact a new initiative process to allow citizens to bypass the Legislature and place issues on the ballot, ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:30 pm
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‘Moral imperative’: House overwhelmingly passes Mississippi Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion, which for more than a decade has been blocked by legislative leaders, passed the House Wednesday 98-20 in less than 15 minutes and ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 29, 2024 11:29 am
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Lt. Gov. Hosemann announces Senate Medicaid expansion bill
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Thursday the Senate will have a bill by Monday’s deadline to expand Mississippi Medicaid to cover the working poor. Hosemann ...
by Mississippi Today, Friday, February 16, 2024 2:00 pm
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Hosemann calls state pension problems ‘the major issue’ of 2024 legislative session
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said that deciding how to ensure the long-term financial solvency of the massive Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System is “the major ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:00 pm
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Mississippi House approves mobile sports betting
The state House on Thursday approved legislation to legalize mobile sports betting, putting Mississippi on track to join a growing number of states to legalize ...
by Mississippi Today, Friday, February 2, 2024 3:15 pm
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‘The life and breath of communities’: Hospital leaders say Medicaid expansion still needed
Gov. Tate Reeves’ Medicaid payment changes, pitched during the eleventh-hour of a heated reelection campaign and his only major health plan during his first four ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 1, 2024 3:00 pm
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Mississippi House committee passes online sports betting bill
Online sports betting would become legal in Mississippi under a proposal that advanced Tuesday evening in a state House committee meeting. The House Gaming Committee ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 1, 2024 12:02 pm
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