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The new speaker of the Mississippi House has announced his leadership team for this four-year term. He made a significant change on Friday by choosing a new chairman who supports

The new speaker of the Mississippi House on Friday announced his leadership team for this four-year term, making a significant change by choosing a new chairman who supports his wish to consider Medicaid expansion.

And the government shutdown looms one week away.

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State lawmakers approved sending millions of dollars to save Mississippi’s struggling hospitals during the session, but now many hospital leaders are running into difficulties trying to access that money.

Mississippi’s struggling hospitals should be getting access to more than 100 million dollars in grant funding. But a technicality during the legislative session is putting up a roadblock to the money.

A legislative committee on Friday released a report about an LGBTQ+ clinic at the University of Mississippi Medical Center that came under fire last year after lawmakers were angered to learn it had provided gender-affirming care to trans youth.  UMMC leadership ultimately decided the “Trustworthy, Evidence-based, Affirming, Multidisciplinary,” or TEAM, clinic should stop seeing trans […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

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It is madness that in 2023, one of the largest debates is to protect women’s sports — a battle our grandmothers fought years ago when Congress passed Title IX.

A bill aimed at transforming Mississippis healthcare landscape passed the House on Monday, but it will need further Senate approval after changes.