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State Rep. Nick Bain, R-Corinth, right, answers a question from Rep. Edward Blackmon Jr., D-Canton, during a discussion over a transgender youth bill in the Mississippi House in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House OKs ban on minors' gender-confirming care
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Thu,01/19/23-6:31PM , 328 Reads
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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, a Republican, is backed by some senators as he discusses health care legislation during a news conference in his office at the state Capitol in Jackson, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi Senate leaders unveil health care proposals
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Wed,01/18/23-4:20PM , 381 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 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.
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Rep. Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, center, lobbies colleagues to co-sign a bill following adjournment on the first day of the 2023 Legislature at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi bill filings: Medicaid, initiatives, elections
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Mon,01/16/23-7:27AM , 420 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators had a light workload the first two weeks of their three-month session, but they are about to get busy debating proposals that could affect health care, voting rights and other issues.
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Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, speaks about the Mississippi Public Service Commission securing a $300 million settlement with Entergy Mississippi, a integrated energy company on June 23, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Presley, a Democrat, said Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, that he is running for Mississippi governor. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Democrat Brandon Presley joins race for Mississippi governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,01/12/23-9:58AM , 439 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Brandon Presley, a Democrat in his fourth term as a Mississippi utilities regulator, announced Thursday that he is running for governor this year, saying he believes state government and the current Republican governor are disconnected from the needs of working people.
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