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Health Department increases medical marijuana staffing as law change calls for quicker patient application turnaround

A change to the Medical Cannabis law that requires patient applications for medical marijuana cards be processed more quickly is likely to be a challenge ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 11:30 am

News

Bill to revamp financial aid dies in 2023 session

A bill to substantially overhaul Mississippi’s college financial aid programs died in conference on the final day of the legislative session, joining a long list ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:00 am

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Lawmakers pass largest budget in state history

No tax cuts or refunds, more for schools and roads   After bitter arguments, stalemates and blown deadlines the Mississippi Legislature pulled an all-nighter and ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, April 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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Lawmakers pass ‘voter purge’ bill that could keep some Mississippians from voting

The Republican leadership of the Mississippi Legislature has for years attempted to make it easier to remove voters from the election rolls. They finally succeeded ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, March 30, 2023 2:00 pm

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Lawmakers miss deadline to pass state budget, will likely extend session

Mississippi lawmakers missed a Monday night deadline to complete their budget work and now will have to extend the regular session or wait for Gov. ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 9:32 am

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Lawmakers eye tornado relief as they haggle over state budget in final days of 2023 session

Legislative leaders, negotiating a state budget during the final days of the 2023 session, said they intend to provide funds to help with recovery efforts ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, March 27, 2023 11:11 am

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House leaders say they won’t fully fund MAEP ‘black hole’ as lawmakers try to reach budget agreement

Lawmakers on Saturday continued to haggle particulars of a roughly $7 billion state budget, and reported some progress. But they remained at loggerheads on some ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, March 27, 2023 8:00 am

Business

Changes to the medical marijuana law headed to Reeves’ desk — Here’s what they are

The Legislature has approved changes to Mississippi’s cannabis law that will limit the information available to the public about businesses’ citation records and will attempt ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00 am

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Some worry thousands of Mississippi children will lose health coverage as public health emergency ends

In just over two weeks, the state’s Division of Medicaid will begin the daunting process of determining for the first time in three yearswhether hundreds ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 4:00 pm

State/National News

Wrestler only the second person to be charged federally in Mississippi welfare scandal

Brett DiBiase, a former professional wrestler and son of WWE’s “Million Dollar Man,” pleaded guilty Thursday to a new federal charge that involves his brother, ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, March 3, 2023 8:45 am

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