Mississippi

Moms and babies are at the center of one hot button legislative issue. We want to help you understand what's at stake when it comes to postpartum Medicaid ...

The Speaker Philip Gunn’s office tells us he received a letter with the information he had requested from the Division of Medicaid. “The truth is the governor can do it himself. All the governor has to say is do it. He appoints the chairman of Medicaid. “We’re saying to the Speaker of the House, join us,” said Bishop Ronnie Crudup, Sr., Fellowship of International Churches and Head Pastor of New Horizon Church International. But through social media posts, two days before the legislative deadline to move the bill out of committee, the governor put out this endorsement.

House Speaker Philip Gunn said he won't block extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage for Mississippi mothers as he did last year.

Reeves said Sunday that given the overturning of Roe v. I would also note that establishing a 12-month coverage duration for already eligible Medicaid moms is different than expanding Medicaid to newly eligible adults under the Affordable Care Act.” But after Reeves, who oversees the Division of Medicaid, said on Sunday he supports postpartum coverage extension, Snyder sent Gunn a letter on Monday. Previously, Reeves said he didn’t have enough data to show that extending health services to mothers would help their health. Gunn opposes Medicaid expansion and has said he was concerned the postpartum coverage extension would be considered such expansion. But the proposal has died in the House without a vote under Gunn’s direction.

Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year. Reeves, Gunn and many other Republican officials in ...

“For all of the people of faith, we are accustomed to folks waiting ’til the last moment,” said Bishop Ronnie Crudup Sr. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. “We welcome the governor’s remarks and his commitment that he has come to faith on this issue.” Gunn killed a similar bill last year, and he has said he would allow debate if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. “But at this time, when women’s choices and self-determination (are) being proscribed, it is all the more important that this essential postpartum health care be extended.” It praised past actions “to protect the lives of unborn children.”

The Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum, an annual event that connects universities and colleges to community and business partners in the state, ...

State Rep. Joey Hood could buck his party leaders and pass postpartum Medicaid extension that could save the lives of Mississippi mothers.

He is among the 40% of state lawmakers who has no single challenger in the 2023 election, meaning his reelection is guaranteed. That’s an obvious tell that he is at least open to considering the policy if not outright in support of it. At least 25 House Republicans blocked what he calls the single biggest goal of his political life: eliminating the Mississippi income tax. When the April 2 end to the 2023 legislative session arrives, it’s White’s gavel to lose. But whether the speaker likes it or not, Hood possesses the power to place the Senate bill on his committee’s calendar for debate and consideration this week. Last week, the lame duck reality became clear when House Republicans handed Gunn what must be the single most bitter defeat of his career. There’s been some behind-the-scenes power positioning happening, with several longtime House Republicans maneuvering to become the next Speaker of the House. Because for the first time in 12 years, Gunn’s power is waning in a very real way. And if Hood brings it up before his committee, it would almost certainly pass, based on the Mississippi Today survey of House members. He demands loyalty from his committee chairs and has strategically created an “inner circle” of Republicans most faithful to him. It’s a common-sense deal passed by dozens of other states that would tremendously help moms and kids in Mississippi, which boasts one of the highest maternal mortality rates and the highest infant mortality rate in the nation. The bill must pass out of his committee by midnight on Tuesday, Feb.

A Mississippi Today investigation into state's only child abuse pediatrician shows how his questionable decisions can tear families apart.

They also raise questions about how the state can protect children from abuse while minimizing the unjust separation of families. Benton said he and his team introduced themselves as “pediatricians from the Children’s Safe Center.” He sees patients at the hospital suffering from severe trauma and examines children referred to the center by Child Protective Services, police, lawyers and emergency rooms.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) has reason to be worried he'll lose reelection to a Democrat this fall and—would you look at that!—he now suddenly supports ...

Some Mississippi religious leaders are calling on the Republican-controlled Legislature to extend Medicaid coverage to women for a full year after birth.

When it comes to Gulf of Mexico vacation destinations, most tourists tend to gravitate towards the Florida Panhandle, but for those in search of an idyllic ...

As you plan your next vacation along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, don’t miss out on an opportunity to unlock the hidden wonders of the Secret Coast. During a voyage, visitors can discover the rich biodiversity of this 80-mile-long waterway, with a massive array of turtles, wading birds, and marsh insects all calling the area home. Once stretching from Louisiana to Virginia, this iconic biome has seen major fragmentation over the decades, with vast swathes of forest cleared out to make way for agriculture and real estate development. Perched on the banks of the Escatawpa River Marsh Coastal Preserve, this prestigious institution showcases the many native species that thrive across the surrounding watershed, offering an opportunity to stroll along property grounds and even rent a kayak in search of waders and raptors. Just east of the Biloxi Bay Bridge, the city of Ocean Springs serves as the perfect jumping-off point for discovering the Magnolia State’s most iconic native wildlife, with no shortage of incredible birdwatching destinations open for exploration. When it comes to Gulf of Mexico vacation destinations, most tourists tend to gravitate towards the Florida Panhandle, but for those in search of an idyllic nature-focused getaway, it’s tough to beat the Mississippi coast.

On February 1, 2023, Prime announced that the Mississippi District Court entered an order dismissing the ill-advised lawsuit against the firm. Prime I.

In addition, any money collected in these lawsuits would not go to hurricane victims but would be kept by the state and the plaintiff attorneys. After a hard-fought battle that lasted five years, the Mississippi District Court dismissed the lawsuit against Prime on February 1, 2023. The money would also not be returned to HUD, which granted substantial amounts of money to the state for disaster relief. These claims for payment to the state were without precedent and beyond all applicable statutes of limitation. The other 11 insurance companies, despite asserting their innocence, caved in, and entered settlements, costing them millions of dollars. The state claimed Prime, and the other companies should pay millions of dollars to reimburse the state for federal funding used to help the homeowners after the hurricane.

With improved snowpack in areas such as Montana and precipitation through the midsection of the country late last fall and this winter, the Mississippi ...

While the trend is in the right direction, Steenhoek says it takes time for barge and river traffic to resume normal levels. Last October, the river level was nearly at negative 11'. 13, the river gauge reading in Memphis, Tenn., was at 10.3'. “When you look at the river gauges for points such as Memphis, Tenn., and St. Louis was $18.55 per ton. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the river 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ease shipping backups.

Mississippi's Gulf Coast is home to six different barrier islands: Cat Island, Deer Island, Horn Island, Round Island, Petit Bois Island, and Ship Island.

Ship Island has about seven miles of pristine beaches to enjoy, and the treeless island offers very little shade, so be sure you wear sunscreen and bring a hat with you. Ship Island in Mississippi is one of the most popular barrier islands and it’s perfect for a day trip. The USS Massachusetts took control of the island, using it as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, as well as a base for Union troops.

I am thankful the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) teamed up on the recent Mid-Breton Sediment ...

While we have evidence of the negative impacts MBrSD could have on the MSS under the studied operational parameters, a course of no action on Louisiana’s part could also have disastrous effects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. What this report proves is the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) should include impacts to the MSS in their MBrSD Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and Mississippi stakeholders should be actively involved in determining what operational regimes of the MBrSD could be harmful to the MSS. I am thankful the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) teamed up on the recent Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion (MBrSD) Assessment.

Some Mississippi religious leaders are calling on the Republican-controlled Legislature to extend Medicaid coverage to women for a full year after birth.

“For all of the people of faith, we are accustomed to folks waiting ’til the last moment,” said Bishop Ronnie Crudup Sr. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. “We welcome the governor’s remarks and his commitment that he has come to faith on this issue.” Gunn killed a similar bill last year, and he has said he would allow debate if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. It praised past actions “to protect the lives of unborn children.” He said longer Medicaid coverage after birth is "part of our new pro-life agenda.”

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A diverse group of Mississippi religious leaders Monday called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to extend Medicaid coverage to ...

“For all of the people of faith, we are accustomed to folks waiting ’til the last moment,” said Bishop Ronnie Crudup Sr. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. “We welcome the governor’s remarks and his commitment that he has come to faith on this issue.” Gunn killed a similar bill last year, and he has said he would allow debate if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. “But at this time, when women’s choices and self-determination (are) being proscribed, it is all the more important that this essential postpartum health care be extended.” It praised past actions “to protect the lives of unborn children.”

Now, the House gets its turn on Tuesday to show whether it plans to go along with the proposal it previously rejected. House Speaker Philip Gunn said in Tupelo ...

A Mississippi House committee has advanced a bill that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth.

The GOP-controlled Mississippi Senate passed a bill last year to allow a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, with Republican Lt. Gunn killed that bill and has said he would allow debate in the Republican-controlled House if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. Reeves is seeking reelection, and Democrats have hammered his unwillingness to advocate for a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage. Republican Speaker Philip Gunn and Medicaid Committee Chairman Joey Hood, a Republican from Ackerman, will decide whether to bring Senate Bill 2212 up for debate in the full House before the March 8 deadline. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. “This is the right thing for women and babies in Mississippi,” said Republican Rep.

A Mississippi House committee has advanced a bill that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth.

The GOP-controlled Mississippi Senate passed a bill last year to allow a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, with Republican Lt. Gunn killed that bill and has said he would allow debate in the Republican-controlled House if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. Reeves is seeking reelection, and Democrats have hammered his unwillingness to advocate for a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The bill [passed the Senate](https://apnews.com/article/politics-mississippi-state-government-jackson-health-4f447fc60db72c1b4600a6cb1e792ef2) Feb. [Speaker Philip Gunn](https://apnews.com/article/access-to-health-care-tate-reeves-mississippi-4744d6fa6c1f53c9b6c7e6d3bc79e8b6) and Medicaid Committee Chairman Joey Hood, a Republican from Ackerman, will decide whether to bring Senate Bill 2212 up for debate in the full House before the March 8 deadline. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality.

Jackson, Miss. (February 28, 2023) – The Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Center has a new name: Mississippi APEX Accelerator.

APEX Accelerators provides critical assistance to new and existing businesses interested in government contracting. APEX and its centers are a critical component of the government’s small business strategy. [www.mscpc.com](http://www.mscpc.com). The procurement assistance program has played a crucial role in supporting small businesses wanting to access the government contracting market. The upcoming schedule of APEX Accelerator workshops is as follows: “We are devoted to supporting the businesses in our state.

After more than three years of debate over whether Mississippi should expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to 12 months, a bill to do so ...

"It means it goes to the calendar of the House floor and it sits on the calendar until it's taken up." Whether it reaches the House floor will be up to Hood, who said after the hearing Tuesday that he does not yet know when that will be. If it reaches the House floor and is approved there without changes, it will head to the desk of Reeves, who has vowed to sign it. The deadline is today by the way, the deadline to move bills out of the committee," Gunn said. "This is a moment that we should be celebrating the lives of women who actually bring life, but yet it is a political ploy in this process. I'm supporting this legislation because it's the right thing to do, but I am appalled that the leadership of this state has waited until their backs are against the wall and they are in trouble before they decide to do the right thing by taking care of women in this state." "Isn't it a shame that we have to wait until the political winds turn, when somebody feels like they're not going to be able to be reelected, to do something like this," Rep. Gunn then told reporters that he would not stand in the way of the extension bill, which had already passed the Senate. Presley has been critical of Reeves' Medicaid positions, and the Northern District Public Service Commissioner supports full expansion of Medicaid. Gunn is not seeking reelection, but Reeves is likely to face Democrat Brandon Presley in November. With the deadline to move bills through committees approaching, Medicaid committee chair Rep. When the bill was proposed by Rep.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves did an abrupt about-face Sunday on an issue for which Democrats have been sharply criticizing him this election year ...

“The debate surrounding the future of those benefits has been fierce,” Reeves wrote. “Saying he’ll sign this bill if it comes to him is simply a last-ditch effort to save face on an issue that the vast majority of Mississippians support,” Simmons and Johnson said of the governor. 7 passed a bill to allow a full year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, as it has in previous years. The national public health emergency is set to expire in May. The state usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. Mississippi is one of 11 states that have not approved that broader expansion.

(AP) — A Mississippi House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, ...

The GOP-controlled Mississippi Senate passed a bill last year to allow a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, with Republican Lt. Gunn killed that bill and has said he would allow debate in the Republican-controlled House if the state Division of Medicaid were to endorse the proposal. Reeves is seeking reelection, and Democrats have hammered his unwillingness to advocate for a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage. Republican Speaker Philip Gunn and Medicaid Committee Chairman Joey Hood, a Republican from Ackerman, will decide whether to bring Senate Bill 2212 up for debate in the full House before the March 8 deadline. The state is one of the poorest in the U.S., and it has high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. “This is the right thing for women and babies in Mississippi,” said Republican Rep.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18, ...

The Republican governor of Utah recently signed a ban on gender-affirming care into law, and judges have temporarily blocked similar laws in Arkansas and Alabama. The only thing it will accomplish is to further demonize and alienate transgender kids who are already among our most vulnerable students.” “Politicians who don’t have an ounce of medical training are interfering with our rights as parents and acting as if they know how to raise and support our children better than we do,” Hill said in a statement last week.

In just the last two years, governors in seven states have signed such measures into law.

“Therefore, it is unclear to us where anti-trans lawmakers are getting the idea that more research needs to be done,” Pace said. She also noted that many national medical organizations — including the So far this year, state lawmakers have introduced over 300 bills targeting LGBTQ people, according to counts by both the The law also allows minors who receive transition-related care to sue providers for 30 years after they receive care. Walsh’s activism was a motivating factor in the Tennessee governor’s recent decision to reject more than $8 million in federal funds to combat HIV, [NBC News reported](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/tennessee-axed-millions-hiv-funds-scrutiny-far-right-provocateurs-rcna67769) earlier this month. [Reeves invited Matt Walsh](https://twitter.com/realHunterEstes/status/1630655273592389632?s=20), a commentator for the right-wing news outlet Daily Wire, to speak. [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-states-stop-interfering-health-care-transgender-children), the [American Academy of Pediatrics](https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/03/09/transgender-legislation-030921) and the [American Psychological Association](https://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-supporting-gender-diverse-children.pdf) — support access to gender-affirming care for minors. Health care providers who infringe the law can have their licenses revoked. “This dangerous movement attempts to convince these children that they’re just a surgery away from happiness. In addition to barring this type of care for minors, Mississippi’s bill also bans public funding from going to any institution or individual that provides such care to minors. [American Civil Liberties Union](https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights) and a [separate group of researchers](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTxHLjBa86GA7WCT-V6AbEMGRFPMJndnaVGoZZX4PMw/edit#gid=719771929) who are tracking the legislation. [measure](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1125.xml) makes exceptions for intersex infants, for circumcision on babies assigned male at birth and for the treatment of health conditions unrelated to gender dysphoria, which is the distress caused by a sense of conflict between a person’s assigned sex at birth and their gender identity.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation that bars medical professionals from providing gender-affirming health care ...

[Gender-affirming care](https://thehill.com/tag/gender-affirming-care/) [Mississippi](https://thehill.com/tag/mississippi/) [Tate Reeves](https://thehill.com/tag/tate-reeves/) [Tate Reeves](https://thehill.com/people/tate-reeves/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [Healthcare](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) Mississippi’s REAP Act will also prohibit insurers or Medicaid from reimbursing families for gender-affirming health care if that care was supplied to a minor. Other states, like Arizona, have enacted partial bans. We want people to be well and healthy … [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) “There is a dangerous movement spreading across America today. “We don’t hate people. [passed last week by the legislature](https://thehill.com/homenews/3871517-tennessee-bans-on-drag-shows-gender-affirming-care-head-to-governor/) to bar minors from receiving gender-affirming health care. [sixth state in the nation](https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare_youth_medical_care_bans/youth_medical_care_bans) to adopt a law banning gender-affirming medical care in its entirety for transgender youths — and the third to have done so this year. [most major medical organizations](https://transhealthproject.org/resources/medical-organization-statements/), including the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). [Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act,](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1125.xml) effective immediately, prohibits individuals in Mississippi from knowingly engaging in conduct that “aids or abets” the provision of gender-affirming medical care to a minor. [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/)

Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) signed legislation Tuesday that will ban minors from accessing gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy after the bill passed ...

[CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/) And it's trying to convince our children that they are in the wrong body. I stand before you today to sign legislation that puts a stop to this in Mississippi and protects our kids."

That they can find happiness in their own bodies. The other tells them that they should take drugs and cut themselves up with expensive surgeries in order to ...

“And it was something so critically important, we took it up early in the session.” According to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, the bill had widespread and bipartisan support with 79% of registered Mississippi voters backing such legislation. “These kids are put on so-called puberty blockers to chemically castrate them,” Walsh stated. “These non-FDA approved drugs can lead to a range of negative side effects including low bone density, altered adult height, and impaired special memory,” Reeves said. “Off-brand cancer drugs that we are giving to children. The other tells them that they should take drugs and cut themselves up with expensive surgeries in order to find freedom from depression.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill that would ban gender reassignment procedures for Mississippians under the ...

The new Mississippi law took effect immediately. Reeves signed a law in 2021 to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' or women's sports.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a ban on transition-related healthcare for minors into law on Tuesday. The Southern state is the sixth in the ...

[Tennessee](https://www.them.us/story/tennesee-drag-ban-trans-minors-health-care-bills-head-to-governor) appears poised to become the next state to enact such a ban, alongside a first-of-its-kind drag ban, with the state’s governor promising to sign both bills, which have already passed in the state legislature, into law. Research has also [debunked the “social contagion” theory](https://www.them.us/story/a-new-study-debunks-the-myth-that-kids-become-trans-through-social-contagion) of gender dysphoria that Reeves and other right-wing transphobes posit, which claims that children are being pressured to identify as trans by their peers. Providers of transition-related care would have their license to practice in the state of Mississippi revoked if they are found to have violated the law. “But this fight is far from over — we are determined to build a future where Mississippi is a safe place to raise every child.” Lastly, the HB 1125 bans insurance providers from reimbursing minors for transition-related care, and frees them from any requirements to provide coverage for that care. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a ban on transition-related healthcare for minors into law on Tuesday.

Transgender minors in Mississippi can no longer receive gender-affirming care in the state after its Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday that ...

Alabama, Arizona and Arkansas also enacted bans on gender-affirming care in recent years, though two of them have been temporarily blocked by federal courts. This part of the process may also include hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change. The law also makes it illegal for people to “knowingly engage in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of gender transition procedures” to minors. Surgical interventions, however, are not typically done on children and many health care providers do not offer them to minors. Debates around the issue have reached into new territory in recent months after some lawmakers proposed measures that would extend some of the bans to people older than 18. The statute of limitations for bringing such suits is 30 years.

Since 2014, when the Mississippi legislature established the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, many annual recommendations have not ...

While there are some individuals on supervision that refuse to follow the conditions of release, and those individuals must be held to account, for minor violations, it is much more productive to offer and make use of Mississippi must address the root causes of crime while reducing our prison population, addressing recidivism, and keeping our communities safe. Like the Task Force’s recommendations for reforming probation and parole, the 2022 report confirms many past recommendations have only been partially implemented, and there are many findings in the report that, like a broken resolution, require more than promises. In 2022, Mississippi’s [prison population grew by 2,192 individuals](https://www.mdoc.ms.gov/Admin-Finance/DailyInmatePopulation/2022-01%20Daily%20Inmate%20Population.pdf), and while the report notes that numerous recommendations from the Task Force’s inception were eventually passed into law, not all have been fully implemented to help address the demands of this rise in our prison population. These centers make room at MDOC for those who pose the greatest risk to public safety. Without a sustainable plan, it becomes very difficult for the parole board to make an informed decision on whether to release someone back into the community. The Chiefs of Police, Prosecutors Association, and the Mississippi Association of Supervisors were not at the table last year, making it difficult for the Task Force to fulfill its mandate, especially when those absent have control over who enters the Mississippi prison system. Since 2014, when the Mississippi legislature established the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, many annual One recommendation is a need for case plans for those who will eventually be eligible for parole. Last year, I observed several Task Force meetings, which were lively and productive. [Nearly half of all prison admissions in Mississippi are a result of probation and parole revocations](https://www.mdoc.ms.gov/Pages/Task-Force-Final-Reports.aspx) which exacerbates the rise in prison population. Since its inception, the Task Force and its mission have expanded to include oversight of additional criminal justice reforms, and in the new year, they released a

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18.

Across the U.S. Judges have temporarily blocked similar laws in Arkansas and Alabama. “This is truly scary stuff that’s being pushed upon our kids and, yes, their loving parents,” Reeves said.

Effective immediately, Mississippi's estimated 2400 trans children will no longer be able to receive gender-affirming care in-state.

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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday that bans transgender youth in the state from receiving gender-affirming care.

The House Medicaid Committee voted Tuesday to advance legislation that would extend postpartum Medicaid benefits from two months to a year.

“This is a moment that we should be celebrating the lives of women who actually bring life. “It’s on the calendar. Supreme Court’s decision last summer to overturn abortion rights, McGee said this measure is necessary to protect the lives of Mississippians and their babies — by providing longer postnatal care, the risk of preterm birth lowers. “I noticed on your website here you say that Speaker Gunn is going to let the people vote,” Gunn said. The legislation has the potential to affect thousands — two-thirds of babies born in Mississippi are born to people on Medicaid. “Well, we’ve not decided to do that yet. The state currently has $3.9 billion in surplus funds. Over the past two years, the Senate has passed multiple measures to extend postpartum coverage in Mississippi. 27 to House Speaker Philip Gunn voicing his support for the legislation’s passage. The Division of Medicaid is housed under the governor’s office. because we have way too many of our moms dying related to pregnancy,” Edney said. “It is a shame that we have to wait for the political winds to turn or somebody that feels like they’re not going to be able to be reelected to do something like this,” he said.

Three men in the U.S. illegally are at large Tuesday night, and a manhunt is underway through a wooded area in parts of Scott and Newton Counties.

illegally are back in custody after escaping from an ICE vehicle Tuesday night. (WLBT) - Three men in the U.S. 3 illegal immigrants captured after escaping ICE vehicle in Mississippi