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May 14, 2013

WTOK – Medicaid Solution Still Undetermined

Medicaid Solution Still Undetermined Mississippi’s Medicaid program was the talk Monday as local elected officials gathered in Meridian. Republican Rep. Greg Snowden discussed the legislative stalemate over renewing and funding the Medicaid program at the Lauderdale County Council of Governments meeting. State Republicans want to renew the program as is, while many Democrats want to…
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May 14, 2013

Cochran – Is federal bioenergy program undercutting foresters?

Is federal bioenergy program undercutting foresters? U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is questioning whether a U.S. Department of Agriculture bio-based marketing program amounts to a bias against traditional forest products and whether such policies are fair. Cochran broached the topic at a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the FY2014 budget request for the…