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As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's dug-in position on Medicaid expansion threatens to kill one of the most transformative policy proposals in state history.

As lawmakers debate changing Mississippi’s commitment laws to reduce jail detentions, David’s path through the state’s mental health system shows how it can funnel a sick person into jail, and how long it can take for them to get out once locked up.

Bill to expand Mississippi's college financial aid to adult and parti-time student dies in House, but issue could be revived.

After the Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress Black votes. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.

Black Mississippians’ right to vote has constantly been under threat. A recent bill that would restore voting rights to thousands died.

Marketplace vs. Medicaid expansion: 'The bottom line is Medicaid reimburses at a higher rate.'

Although he remains opposed to Medicaid expansion, Gov. Tate Reeves' initiative would make expansion even more lucrative for hospitals.

Current court districts have largely remained unchanged for about 30 years.

“At the end of the day, who suffers” from the emergency room’s closure and reduced services at the hospital? “My patients,” said Williams.