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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 27, 2020

LIVE: Governor Tate Reeves gives first State of the State Address

Governor Tate Reeves gives his first ever State of the State address on the South steps of the Mississippi State Capitol, Monday January 27. You can watch the speech LIVE below, courtesy of Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Attendance for the event included Reeve’s wife, First Lady Elee Reeves, statewide officials, Senators, Representatives and other guests. Y’all…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 26, 2020

CORDER: Fiscal, Political Realities Align Against Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi

Barring significant financial or political changes in the State of Mississippi, Medicaid Expansion in the Magnolia State is unlikely any time soon. Under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the federal government agreed to pay for the entire cost of Medicaid expansion for the first three years after its passage. However, states were required to…