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WEB4 days ago · Mississippi Today is a part of the Deep South Today network of nonprofit newsrooms. We believe that an informed Mississippi is a better Mississippi. We center readers in everything we do, informing--and engaging--Mississippians through reporting, podcasts, events and online communities.
Medicaid coverage for postpartum likely to continue through 2021 ...
WEBApr 13, 2021 · The House rejected that proposal. But Matt Westerfield, a spokesperson for Mississippi’s Division of Medicaid, told Mississippi Today that federal emergency orders “will likely” keep the coverage in place through 2021. “Because of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act enacted in March 2020, Medicaid recipients, including ...
Mississippi abortion law: an FAQ - Mississippi Today
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Health. FAQ: Abortion in Mississippi post-Roe v. Wade. by Mississippi Today June 29, 2022. Mississippi Today has compiled a list of questions in regards to abortion in Mississippi after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Mississippi’s trigger law banning abortions went into effect July 7, 2022. We will continue to update this FAQ.
Mississippi won't budge on this public assistance rule- Mississippi …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · Welfare agency won’t budge on a rule that advocates say is ‘designed to destroy the family’. by Anna Wolfe November 2, 2021. Mississippi Department of Human Services Director of Early Childhood Care and Development Chad Allgood, at the grand opening of the newest MDHS Resource and Referral Center. The center will network …
Mississippi Politics News - Mississippi Today
WEBGov. Tate Reeves kicks off campaign where it’s mattered most: the Gulf Coast. Gov. Tate Reeves underscored an important reality on Tuesday night: that the state’s “bottom six” counties of George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and Stone are his political firewall. by Taylor Vance May 3, 2023.
How will the Mississippi One Grant affect you? - Mississippi Today
WEBOct 25, 2021 · The “Mississippi One Grant” will replace Mississippi’s three current financial aid programs: the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG), which awards between $500 and $1,000 a year. the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG), the state’s merit-based grant, and. the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP ...
'Nothing short of a miracle:' How rural hospitals are working …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · The closing of a hospital is often one of the final turning points in the degradation of rural communities. Employers leave, residents who can leave do to pursue better job opportunities elsewhere and then local governments lack the adequate revenue to maintain what’s still there, much less invest in the future.
Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Mississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to hold them all. In just 10 months, the state’s prison population has exploded, rising almost twice as fast as inflation.If this rate persists, the Mississippi Department of Corrections would exceed its listed capacity of 20,443 over the next …
Yea Mississippi, where outdated laws continue as other states …
WEBOct 17, 2021 · The full panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering a lawsuit that attempts to remove the lifetime ban on people convicted of all felonies except those convicted of murder and rape. It would be another instance of the federal courts doing what state leaders refused to do. So, again, yea Mississippi.
Young people are running from Mississippi. We're digging into it.
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Meanwhile, Mississippi can’t get off the bottom. It’s a tragic cycle that certainly isn’t limited to just our young people. But as a member myself of the next large generation of Mississippi’s workers, voters and citizens, it’s become too hard to stomach. On May 25, we’re launching a long-term reporting project called NextGen ...
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