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Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi

Mississippi House Speaker proposes ballot referendum for Medicaid expansion

PERS bill set to phase in employer rate increase heads to governor's desk

A bill addressing the financial stability of Mississippi’s public employees’ retirement system (PERS) is heading to the desk of Gov. Tate Reeves. Senate Bill 3231, which was passed by the House over the weekend, would: Put a halt to the pending 2 percent rate increase for PERS employers that was...

Mississippi lawmakers send education, PERS bills to governor

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers settled two of the most contentious issues of the entire Legislative Session on Saturday, April 27. A brand new public education funding formula is on its way to Governor Tate Reeves' (R-Miss.) desk. The Mississippi Student Funding Formula would replace the long-standing Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), if signed [...]

Mississippi Senate throws curveball, sets spiral in motion for brand new public school funding formula

In an unforeseen turn of events, the Mississippi Senate has changed its tune on how to fund public education in the state and will be adopting a proposal brought forth by the House of Representatives. Lawmakers in both chambers had been at odds over a funding formula with leaders in...

Senate votes to restore voting rights to four people previously convicted of disenfranchising felonies

The House has 27 suffrage bills pending a vote in the full chamber.

City or State: Who is equipped to address Jackson's biggest issues? Depends on who you ask

When it comes to the governance of Jackson, local leaders and state lawmakers are still at odds over who can handle the job best over key issues in the city.

Medicaid, education funding bills still up in the air in MS Legislature as deadline looms

Mississippi lawmakers have until Saturday evening to file conference reports for hundreds of bills.

Former, incoming heads of state chamber, other business leaders endorse full Medicaid expansion

'Mississippi has delayed far too long,' Retired Maj. Gen. Augustus Collins, former head of the state National Guard, wrote the lieutenant governor on Medicaid expansion.

Northeast Mississippi business leaders urge Legislature to pass Medicaid expansion