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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 22, 2020

SCOTUS slow playing Obamacare decision throws Medicaid expansion in MS in further peril

The U.S. Supreme Court will likely not take up the appeal of the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals ruling that struck down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in December 2019, at least not before the 2020 election. Democrats in Mississippi took to social media unhappy with the SCOTUS decision.  The Mississippi Democratic Party…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 21, 2020

After retiring just weeks ago, MS House Democrats name Johnson leader

A State Representative who just weeks ago announced his retirement shortly after being re-elected in November is now the Mississippi House Democratic Leader… and he won it without opposition. Robert Johnson (D-HD 94) will carry the Democratic mantle for the next four years, leading a dwindling number of remaining Democrats in the House.  Democrats are…