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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 13, 2021

Mississippi Hospital Association puts support behind ballot initiative to expand Medicaid

A new initiative headed for the 2022 Mississippi ballot would expand Medicaid in the state For years, lawmakers, healthcare providers, and a variety of interested parties have argued back and forth about whether or not to expand Medicaid. Mississippi currently spends over $900 million of its state budget on Medicaid expenditures.  Now, one group is…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 13, 2021

Fate of Medical Marijuana Initiative in Mississippi to be considered by state Supreme Court

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler is challenging the referendum process. On Wednesday, whether or not medial marijuana Initiative 65 was properly before voters in the November 2020 General Election will be argued before the Mississippi Supreme Court. Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler is challenging the amount of signatures the Initiative received to be placed on the ballot.…