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Opinion  |  Rebekah Staples  • 
February 18, 2024

Unified focus on Mississippi’s labor force participation rate important first step

Rebekah Staples points out that elected officials, business leaders and non-profits have all become keenly focused on improving the state's labor force participation rate.
Opinion  |  Russ Latino  • 
February 17, 2024

Was Medicaid Expansion the Cure in Louisiana & Arkansas? No.

Unfortunately, Medicaid expansion in both states led to dramatic enrollment and cost overruns, while continuing to yield health outcomes that put Louisiana and Arkansas at the bottom of the heap nationally and failing to address risks to rural hospitals.