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Some legislators see value of expanding Medicaid for prisoners
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/08/21-10:06AM , 1,424 Reads 52,195 Statewide
The Mississippi Legislature is considering a proposal to expand Medicaid – for incarcerated people.
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Bill aims to strip authority over Medicaid from governor
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/03/21-1:16PM , 2,504 Reads 37,683 Statewide
Medicaid, the state agency with the largest budget, will be removed from the control of the governor and placed under an independent commission under legislation that has cleared committee and is now before the Mississippi House.
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Mississippi senator proposes new teacher loan repayment program while honoring Winter and Reed
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/01/21-11:06AM , 1,841 Reads 46,457 Statewide
In the 1990s, legislators passed innovative proposals to forgive student loan debt for college graduates who agreed to teach in Mississippi schools.
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Senate committee approves Mississippi’s first welfare check increase since 1999
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/28/21-10:46AM , 1,431 Reads 42,180 Statewide
The monthly benefit for a family receiving welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program would be increased from $170 per month to $260 for a family of three if legislation approved Wednesday by the Mississippi Senate Public Health Committee becomes law.
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