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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 17, 2021

Miss. Dept. of Health on COVID State of Emergency: Agency will accommodate whatever the Governor decides

House Democratic Leader says the declaration should be about health, not politics. The State of Mississippi has been under a state of emergency since Spring 2020 due to COVID-19. That designation allows the state’s chief executive certain authority to act to address the public health crisis. On Wednesday, Speaker Philip Gunn called on Governor Tate…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 17, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, rejecting Texas, Mississippi and 16 other states’ challenge

Majority says the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge ACA. The United States Supreme Court has upheld what has become known as Obamacare and dismissed potential challenges. The 7-2 decision by the Court kept the Affordable Care Act alive after a lawsuit was brought forward by Texas and 17 other states – including Mississippi – along…