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February 1, 2013

Democrats support Pickering’s MAEP push

Democrats support Pickering’s MAEP push Politics does make strange bedfellows sometimes. The Mississippi Democratic Trust has issued these statements on the problems Republican State Auditor Stacey Pickering has pointed out with data/accountability in the MAEP education funding formula: Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature agree with recent findings by Mississippi’s State Auditor about problems with education…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 1, 2013

Democrats kill Medicaid bill for lack of expansion

Democrats kill Medicaid bill for lack of expansion The main Medicaid bill failed to pass the Mississippi House floor today after a 61-52 vote. Democrats opposed the bill because it doesn’t have a provision to allow an amendment to expand Medicaid. “If it comes to the floor, we plan to try to kill it because…