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July 1, 2008

Barbour wants it both ways on Medicaid

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 7/1/8 Gov. Haley Barbour is now saying he has a constitutional mandate to cut Medicaid services if the Legislature does not deal with a $90 million deficit in the Division of Medicaid during the current special session. During a speech to the Mississippi Press Association last week, the second-term…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 1, 2008

Cigarette tax is the way to go

The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 6/30/8 Ever since the gubernatorial campaign ended, I have tried to refocus my full attention on work, family, church and daily activities. But Mississippi’s current Medicaid situation remains an issue that affects so many lives that I feel compelled to speak out. Our state health care system is unaffordable and out…