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February 24, 2017

MS House Jud B passes Senate anti-sanctuary city bill

Anti-sanctuary city bill moves forward in Legislature A bill that would prohibit local governments and public universities from passing policies to allow sanctuary cities or deviate from federal immigration laws was passed by a House committee Thursday. The House Judiciary B Committee passed Senate Bill 2710 on Thursday and added an amendment by Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 24, 2017

Medicaid formula change results in UMMC cuts, possible layoffs

UMMC faces unexpected $35M cut, possible layoffs Employees at the University of Mississippi Medical Center face possible layoffs after the teaching hospital received an unexpected $35 million reduction in Medicaid funding. That reduction came after state lawmakers had already sliced $8.2 million from the budget of the medical center — a $1.6 billion operation that…