Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
News
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
July 1, 2013
Geoff Pender – Repealer deal may mark end of Medicaid standoff
Repealer deal may mark end of Medicaid standoff Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves this afternoon indicated the final “technical bill” reauthorizing Medicaid will have a one-year “repealer,” and that he believes Gov. Phil Bryant and House Speaker Philip Gunn are onboard with that. The Mississippi Hospital Association has also issued a statement that it supports a…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
July 1, 2013
Mississippi Republicans show legislative strength, unity in Special Session
Democrats lick their wounds, seek a spin doctor by Frank Corder
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Democrats lose vote on Medicaid
Democrats lose vote on Medicaid State House Democrats finally got to vote on a version of a Medicaid expansion proposal Thursday on the opening day of a special session that lasted into the early evening. Democrats lost that vote, 65-51. The Legislature is in special session because the existing Medicaid program covering 644,000 people –…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Open Carry Law Opposed By Horhn, Who Voted For the Bill
Open Carry Law Opposed By Horhn, Who Voted For the Bill You can carry a gun on your hip, a la old west style, especially after July 1, when a new law goes into effect stressing that Mississippi’s constitution allows for open carry. But, not everybody is happy about it. That includes some state lawmakers…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
CottonMouth – What does a “repealer” do?
What does a “repealer” do? Executive branch agencies, like the Department of Medicaid, or the Department of Environmental Quality, are created by state statute. Those statutes, of course, are written and passed by the Legislature. Our Mississippi Legislature has kept much power for itself over the years by inserting language that automatically repeals the statutes…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
MS Pep – Lt. Gov. Reeves hints at support of one-year repealer, and more expansion debate in 2014
Lt. Gov. Reeves hints at support of one-year repealer, and more expansion debate in 2014 On the opening day of the special session Thursday, the House voted to both reauthorize and to fund the health care program, something it could not do in the regular session. But both bills were held on parliamentary maneuvers meaning…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Rep. Broomfield becomes Moss Point mayor Saturday
Rep. Broomfield becomes Moss Point mayor Saturday Democratic state Rep. Billy Broomfield will be sworn in Saturday afternoon as the new mayor of Moss Point. Broomfield says his resignation from the Mississippi House will take effect that day. He has served in the Legislature since 1992, representing a district that is entirely in Jackson County.…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Capital Chronicles – Budget surplus: Old “problem” in new economy
Budget surplus: Old “problem” in new economy About the same time the economy collapsed, I began working in earnest on the state’s budget as part of Gov. Barbour’s budget policy team. (Note: There was no correlation between my working on the budget & dwindling tax revenues.) In 2007, Mississippi’s fiscal situation was beginning to crumble:…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Myths v. Facts: Wicker Sanctuary Cities Amendment
Myths v. Facts: Wicker Sanctuary Cities Amendment to S. 744 This amendment’s purpose is to promote greater information sharing between and among local, state, and federal law enforcement officials regarding criminal conduct by illegal immigrants. Federal law already encourages such information sharing. There is no consequence, however, for those jurisdictions that actively choose to violate…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Cochran and Wicker vote no on immigration bill
COCHRAN OPPOSES IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL Determines Senate Measure Won’t Solve Border Security, Enforcement Issues WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today voted against passage of the Senate’s immigration reform bill, determining that the legislation will not solve the border security or enforcement problems that now characterize illegal immigration in the United States. The…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
1,983
1,984
1,985
1,986
1,987
…
4,183
Next
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
Halftime in the special session
The rout is on by Frank Corder
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
June 28, 2013
FLASH – MS House Democrats in full scale retreat on #Medicaid – HB2 passes 115-1
Speaker Philip Gunn Statement on Passage of Medicaid Funding Bill Jackson, MS—House Bill 2 (HB2), the Medicaid Appropriations Bill, passed the House floor by a vote of 115-1. It provides $840 million in state supported funds. “I commend House members for their prudent work today on funding and reauthorizing the Division of Medicaid,” said Speaker…
News
News
|
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
•
May 13, 2025
House Republicans launch marathon hearings to push ahead with Trump’s big bill
News
|
Frank Corder
•
May 13, 2025
Keating, Williams-Barnes vying to be next Mayor of Gulfport
News
|
Zeke Miller, Associated Press
, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
•
May 13, 2025
Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria, moves to restore relations with new leader
Business
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Culture
Culture
|
Meredith Biesinger
•
May 13, 2025
Discover Mississippi: Gulf Coast Gator Ranch and Tours
Culture
|
Ben Smith
•
May 13, 2025
Cotton Grove Road
Culture
|
C.H. Spurgeon
•
May 13, 2025
The benefit of trials
Opinion
Opinion
|
Kelley Williams
•
May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
Opinion
|
Bill Crawford
•
May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
Opinion
|
Roger Wicker
•
May 9, 2025
Trump-Zelensky agreement could be pivotal moment toward ending Putin’s war
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
Email
(Required)
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
