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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 18 Apr 2013 11:37am | Listen Now Expanding Mississippi's Medicaid program to cover 300,000 more residents is one of the most hotly debated political battles in that state Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 17 Apr 2013 09:15pm | Listen Now A Mississippi man has been arrested for allegedly sending letters to Senator Roger Wicker and President Obama that tested positive for the poison ricin. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 17 Apr 2013 03:01pm | Listen Now A sweeping set of changes to Mississippi's educational system is now law. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 17 Apr 2013 01:30pm | Listen Now Medicaid only provides health insurance to about 12% of Mississippians but its impact on the health care market place is much larger. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 17 Apr 2013 05:59am | Listen Now The explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon are still fresh on the minds of Mississippi runners and spectators who participated in the event. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 16 Apr 2013 06:32pm | Listen Now Environmentalists, residents, and community activists along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are calling for BP to face the maximum penalty for the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 16 Apr 2013 11:29am | Listen Now On Monday, a federal judge handed down a ruling temporarily prohibiting Mississippi from closing the state's only abortion clinic. Tempers are flaring at Mississippi's lone abortion clinic, following a ruling by a federal judge keeping the clinic open. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 16 Apr 2013 05:49am | Listen Now Governor Phil Bryant is standing by his decision not to expand Medicaid in Mississippi. It comes as the Presidents budget proposal last week calls for a one year delay in some reductions to Medicaid payments to hospitals. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 16 Apr 2013 05:31am | Listen Now In the first of a three part series, we take a closer look at Medicaid in Mississippi and what expansion means. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 15 Apr 2013 05:01pm | Listen Now For the first time since a Jackson Police detective was shot and killed inside police headquarters on April 4th, officials confirm another officer was involved with the incident. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, officials say there was a struggle that lasted several minutes. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 15 Apr 2013 05:04am | Listen Now Nearly 5,000 people have been killed by guns in Mississippi over the past decade, making it one of the worst states for gun violence in the nation and African-American youth in the state, are at especially high risk. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 15 Apr 2013 03:00am | Listen Now If you're among the thousands of Mississippians who haven't filed your federal tax returns, you have a midnight deadline. Full Article > -
Published by Annie Gilbertson on 12 Apr 2013 06:33am | Listen Now In part three of the Southern Education Desk series on Common Core, Annie Gilbertson reports new writing standards are an especially tall order for Mississippi, where both students and adults trail far behind their peers nationally in literacy and language arts. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 12 Apr 2013 05:40am | Listen Now The unemployment rate for veterans who have served since nine eleven is a third higher than the national average and the same holds true in Mississippi. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 11 Apr 2013 09:58pm | Listen Now Details are slowly being revealed as to how a Jackson Police officer was shot and killed inside police headquarters last week. The investigation continues as family and friends gather to honor the slain officer. Full Article >
