Legislation that would extend postpartum Medicaid passes House committee
Legislation that would extend postpartum Medicaid from 60 days to 12 months has been passed by the House Medicaid Committee. On Monday afternoon, House Speaker...
Senator: Gov. Reeves giving lawmakers chance to extend postpartum Medicaid
Governor Tate Reeves has placed pressure on the state legislature to pass Senate Bill 2212, which would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to...
2 individuals involved in Hinds Co. election embezzlement case won’t face jail time
Two individuals involved in embezzling $150,000 from the Hinds County Election Commission in 2021 will not be facing jail time, according to an order by...
Port Bienville awarded $2M for new warehouse, docking bay
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission was recently awarded $2 million to create a 30,000-square-foot warehouse with a docking bay at Port Bienville. Other recipients...
Over 36,000 blackout tags sold in Mississippi through first 6 months
The popularity of Mississippi’s blackout vanity plates has soared within less than a year, bringing in an influx of funding to the state’s death benefit...
U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case on new Mississippi congressional districts
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal earlier this week that would have revisited the ongoing Buck v. Reeves case, denying those in opposition the...
Legislation making Mississippi Opal the state’s official gemstone passed by lawmakers
Mississippi is just one step away from naming the state’s gemstone as the Mississippi Opal, as the House unanimously passed Senate Bill 2138 on Thursday....
Rep. Fillingane discusses legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors
A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors has passed both chambers of the Mississippi legislature, sending the “Regular Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act” to...
Gulfport police officer involved in Jaheim McMillan’s death cleared by grand jury
A grand jury has cleared the Gulfport police officer involved in the October death of 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan. On Wednesday, the jury released a partial...
MSDH head: Mississippi county health departments struggling to stay open
There are currently 86 health departments across the entirety of Mississippi, allowing residents in nearly every county to have access to at least one building...