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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 31, 2021

Medicaid will live on in the Governor’s office and with a budget

The Mississippi House and Senate have come to an agreement on the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill. However, it did not come without a debate between the chambers on the best way to move forward. Nearing the end of the Legislative session, Chairman of the Senate Medicaid committee Sen. Kevin Blackwell said that there were disagreements…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 31, 2021

SALTER: From Thalia to Yazoo: Texas was McMurtry’s connection to Mississippi’s Morris

By: Sid Salter The passing of iconic Texas novelist, screenwriter and antiquarian bookseller Larry McMurtry at age 84 on March 25 will mean different things to different fans of his prolific writing life. Some will remember retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from the 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” novel and the series…