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September 28, 2007

Wicker on SCHIP

Both the House and Senate have been engaged in extensive debate over reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) prior to its expiration on September 30. Renewing SCHIP should have been a simple process because the concept of providing health coverage to low-income families has broad bipartisan support. But the majority on Capitol Hill…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 28, 2007

NE MS DJ – Wait on voter ID

Wait on voter ID The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case challenging Indiana’s voter identification law has ramifications for many states, including Mississippi. At the very least, it suggests the state should wait for the court to rule in the case before enacting its own voter identification law. U.S. District Judge Allen Pepper…