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Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature

Associated Press  

— Medicaid expansion efforts fizzled and died Thursday in Republican-led Mississippi because top lawmakers could not agree on a final proposal to send to the House and Senate. “In my mind, we’ve left 74,000 people, working, that could’ve had health care coverage in Mississippi,” Hosemann said. “We didn’t give them that.” House and Senate negotiators released a proposal Monday to …

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Georgia has the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next
10 months ago

Georgia has the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next

Associated Press  

— After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy — if they can require new enrollees to have a job. Hosemann said Georgia, the only state that requires Medicaid recipients to meet a work requirement, could be a model for Mississippi. “Georgia’s successful implementation of a work requirement …

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Mississippi ballot initiative proposal would not allow changes to abortion laws
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mississippi ballot initiative proposal would not allow changes to abortion laws

Associated Press  

— After repeated failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers will try again to revive a ballot initiative process, but their latest proposal would not allow changes to the state’s abortion laws through a statewide election. House Republicans said the state’s abortion restrictions should be off-limits because of the Mississippi House’s role in laying the groundwork for the U.S. Supreme Court to upend …

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Mississippi’s top lawmakers skip initial budget proposals because of disagreement with governor
1 year ago

Mississippi’s top lawmakers skip initial budget proposals because of disagreement with governor

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that begins July 1. Budget writers will meet several times during the session, and they will monitor the state’s economic performance to try to predict how much tax money might be available to spend, …

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Mississippi governor rejects revenue estimate, fearing it would erode support for income tax cut
1 year, 1 month ago

Mississippi governor rejects revenue estimate, fearing it would erode support for income tax cut

Associated Press  

Tate Reeves refused to approve top lawmakers’ proposed revenue estimate Wednesday, fearing a lower projection than he wanted would prevent him from justifying future income tax cuts. The rare move comes as Reeves pushes for a revenue estimate that would shore up political support for a future income tax cut. Reeves later said he would agree to the revenue estimate …

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Contentious Mississippi GOP primary race for lieutenant governor exposes rift among conservatives
1 year, 4 months ago

Contentious Mississippi GOP primary race for lieutenant governor exposes rift among conservatives

Associated Press  

— A Republican primary challenger spent months telling people that first-term Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is insufficiently conservative and labeling him “Delbert the Democrat.” That tactic fell short in Tuesday’s GOP primary as Hosemann defeated the challenger, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, in a contentious race that exposed rifts among conservative voters and within the Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate. During this …

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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off
1 year, 4 months ago

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off

Associated Press  

Delbert Hosemann defeated state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the state’s bitter Republican primary for lieutenant governor Tuesday, staving off a primary challenge for one of the most powerful positions in Mississippi government. Here are the results of other statewide contests: ATTORNEY GENERAL Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch and Democratic challenger Greta Kemp Martin won their party primaries after running unopposed. SECRETARY …

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Letter reviewed by the AP undercuts Mississippi candidate’s accusation against lieutenant governor
1 year, 5 months ago

Letter reviewed by the AP undercuts Mississippi candidate’s accusation against lieutenant governor

Associated Press  

— In the closing weeks of Mississippi’s statewide primary elections, the Republican lieutenant governor’s race has turned nasty, with an accusation over the incumbent’s history with a women’s health clinic showing how abortion remains a flashpoint even between conservatives. But the physician who directed the clinic said it didn’t start performing abortions until after Hosemann stopped providing legal services there, …

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Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary
1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary

Associated Press  

— Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the fellow Republican trying to unseat him in a primary challenge, each sought to burnish their conservative credentials in speeches at the Mississippi Press Association convention on Friday. We are going to be competitive on every front, and I think we have laid the predicate for this.” McDaniel, as …

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Mississippi Senate leaders unveil health care proposals
1 year, 11 months ago

Mississippi Senate leaders unveil health care proposals

Associated Press  

— Mississippi senators are proposing an $80 million grant program for financially struggling hospitals and other programs to help the state attract and retain nurses and physicians, Lt. Gov. Hosemann unveiled four proposals during a news conference, including Senate Bill 2372, which would create the hospital grant program. The bill also proposes $5 million to let more hospitals have residency …

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Mississippi lawmakers won’t challenge vetoes for projects
1 year, 11 months ago

Mississippi lawmakers won’t challenge vetoes for projects

Associated Press  

— Mississippi lawmakers will not try to override Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ vetoes of spending for several projects, including improvements to a state-owned golf course in Jackson. Gunn told reporters Thursday that the House would have had enough support to override the vetoes and revive funding for the projects, including more than $13 million to revive a golf course and …

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Top Mississippi lawmakers reach deal on income tax cut
2 years, 8 months ago

Top Mississippi lawmakers reach deal on income tax cut

Associated Press  

— Mississippi House and Senate leaders reached a deal Saturday to reduce the state income tax over four years, saying it would be the largest tax cut in the state’s history. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Josh Harkins, a Republican from Brandon, said the tax cut would reduce state revenue by $185 million the first year. “The goal is elimination of …

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Mississippi gov says he’s ‘married’ to income tax phaseout
2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi gov says he’s ‘married’ to income tax phaseout

Associated Press  

Tate Reeves insisted Thursday that legislators pass a bill to phase out the state income tax, but other Republicans who lead the House and Senate remained far apart on the issue. He said Thursday that he wants the state to reduce the top income tax rate from 5% to 3.5% next January, then phase out the rest of the income …

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Mississippi session requested on medical marijuana proposal
3 years, 2 months ago

Mississippi session requested on medical marijuana proposal

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislative leaders said Friday that they are asking Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the House and Senate into special session to enact a medical marijuana program and approve financial help for hospitals. They also want legislators during the session to authorize death benefit payments for law enforcement officers and first responders who die of COVID-19 and set …

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Mississippi Lt Gov: Corps ignored spillway operating manual
3 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi Lt Gov: Corps ignored spillway operating manual

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The Army Corps of Engineers ignored its own operating manual when it twice opened a Mississippi River spillway in 2019, causing an environmental and economic disaster in Mississippi and Louisiana, Mississippi Lt. Gov. “We’re excited that Mississippi and Mississippi State University and our group here —the Institute of Marine Mammal Study and Moby Solangi and the others …

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