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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 21, 2021

SALTER: Judicial ruling on voter initiative will impact Medicaid expansion, voting change efforts

By: Sid Salter The Mississippi Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that not only decides the fate of a voter initiative authorizing a medical marijuana program in Mississippi but may well decide the future of the state’s entire voter initiative process. In the 2020 elections, Mississippi voters overwhelmingly approved a voter initiative authorizing…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 20, 2021

Mississippi lawmaker puts effort behind early voting ballot initiative

Representative McCray has filed a petition with the Secretary of State’s office promote early voting in Mississippi. State Representative Hester McCray (D-HD 40) said she first began hearing constituents complain about lack of early voting when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. She received calls from locals asking why their close neighbors to the North in Memphis…