… Mississippians deserve better, just like each and every American. Although the president claims he wants to extend health insurance to everyone and lower deductibles, his administration issued a regulation that will raise the cost of premiums, …
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Inside the only camel dairy east of the Mississippi River
Frank the Camel has become a local celebrity, especially around Christmas time, when owners Tonia and James Godby take him to street festivals, nativity scenes and choir performances across central Mississippi. The Godbys purchased Frank three years ago when James’ mother was interested in renting a camel for her church’s live nativity scene and the couple found that it cost just as much to buy a baby camel from Texas as it did to rent one for a few hours from Georgia.
State, federal Medicaid debates closely watched
… the money available. “The recipients are your neighbors,” said Roy Mitchell, executive director of the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, which advocates for health consumers. It takes $5.88 billion to cover more than 779,000 Mississippians. …
Officials kick off ReNewMS
… together.” The statewide initiative is a collaboration between agencies such as Medicaid, Mississippi Department of Health Services, Mississippi Department of Mental Services, Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, the court services, …
Analysis: Mississippi lawmakers face gaps in current budget
Mississippi lawmakers’ biggest task every session is writing a state budget for the coming year. A smaller but equally important task is deciding whether to fill budget gaps for the current year.