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Mississippi Sen. John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, listens to a discussion about education at the state Capitol, Feb. 8, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. Polk filed a bill to close three of Mississippi's eight public universities by 2028, but other legislators say the bill is unlikely to become law. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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A bill would close 3 of Mississippi's 8 universities, but lawmakers say it's likely to die
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,02/28/24-1:47PM , 513 Reads
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A bill proposed in Mississippi would close three of the state's eight public universities, but lawmakers in the House and Senate said Wednesday that it is unlikely to pass.
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Mississippi House Medicaid Committee Chairperson Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, left, listens as Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, gives members of the committee an outline of the state's Medicaid program at the Mississippi Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi's Republican-led House will consider Medicaid expansion for the first time
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,02/27/24-7:17PM , 443 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is one step closer to what would be a landmark shift in health care policy, with the Republican-led House preparing to debate expansion of Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S.
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Mississippi could be 2nd state to add Medicaid work requirement
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,02/23/24-2:00AM , 687 Reads
JACKSON — 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. That approach could hinge on presidential politics and an ongoing legal battle in Georgia.
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Mississippi Rep. Gene Newman, R-Pearl, speaks, Feb. 15, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. State lawmakers advanced a bill sponsored by Newman out of a House committee Thursday, Feb. 22, that would require inmate restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters in correctional facilities to be designated for use only by members of one sex. If prisoners encounter someone of the opposite sex in any of those areas, they could sue the prison. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi might allow incarcerated people to sue prisons over transgender inmates
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,02/22/24-5:53PM , 395 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates from the opposite sex, such as those who are transgender, in restrooms or changing areas.
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