Fraud in Mississippi: Arrests Made in Medicaid and Credit Card Scams
BROOKHAVEN, Miss.–Stealing credit cards from a person at an assisted living home in Brookhaven and using them to the tune of over $4,000 has landed Octaish Clay,...
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Using A Vulnerable Person’s Credit Cards, Philadelphia Woman Charged With Exploitation
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CARTHAGE, Miss.–Watch out who you get to care for your loved ones who can’t care for themselves. News Mississippi has reported on several incidents involving...
Medicaid Expansion in 2015: Howell Says State Has Already Added 70,000 More People
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JACKSON, Miss.–When you hear talk from state lawmakers about expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, most of what you are hearing is the possibility...
Democrats Lose in Mississippi But Vow to Keep Pushing the Issues
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TUPELO, Miss.–A concession speech is not what Democrat candidate for Senate Travis Childers expected to give in Tupelo Tuesday, but he did eventually concede to...
Ex-Fugitive Back In Mississippi to Face Fraud Charges
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JACKSON, Miss. – A Delta businesswoman is back in the state to face charges of financial fraud. Gina Palsaini was extradited to Sunflower County form...
White House: You Are Without Health Care Coverage Because State Did Not Expand
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you don’t have adequate health care coverage, it could be because your state did not vote to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care...
Calling Out the Gov.: Thompson Has Things to Say About Medicaid Expansion, Republicans
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you oppose ObamaCare, it’s because the president is black, is essentially what Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told a radio host this weekend on...
Gavelling Out, Going Home: Legislative Session Ends With No Texting and Driving Ban
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JACKSON, Miss.–Wednesday night was a late one for Mississippi lawmakers, but they ended their 2014 legislative session after a special session called Wednesday to put...
Sen. Hob Bryan: Money for MAEP Will Ultimately Not Come From Mediciad
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JACKSON, Miss.–Despite assertions by state Republicans in the Senate, the extra $60 million that was pulled from the Medicaid budget will not ultimately come from...
A Union at the Nissan Plant: The Big Topic for the Mississippi NAACP
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JACKSON, Miss.–The state’s NAACP leadership wanted to talk about healthcare, education, incarceration and voter rights at their annual Legislative Advocacy Day press conference at the...