Politics
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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 19 Mar 2013 03:58pm | Listen Now State democrats say there is enough funding to meet the education spending formula. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 18 Mar 2013 10:39pm | Listen Now Today marks the ten year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 17 Mar 2013 01:25pm | Listen Now A deadline for a first draft of the state budget is Tuesday. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 14 Mar 2013 06:36pm | Listen Now The bill is intended to clarify what type of religious expression is allowed in school. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 13 Mar 2013 07:02pm | Listen Now Senators want to change how the state decides how much to spend on education. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 12 Mar 2013 06:42pm | Listen Now The state senate passes a bill that includes nearly every education reform goal. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 12 Mar 2013 06:40pm | Listen Now Representatives aim to let school employees carry concealed weapons. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 11 Mar 2013 07:32pm | Listen Now Discussions over whether to expand Mississippi's Medicaid program continue. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, lawmakers are hearing from hospitals, economists, and the Governor's office on whether or not to add hundreds of thousands of low-income Mississippians to the program. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 11 Mar 2013 04:40pm | Listen Now Hospitals are stepping back from demands for full Medicaid expansion. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 07 Mar 2013 08:34pm | Listen Now "And those people will have expanded screening services for HIV prevention and they'll also be able to access treatment a lot easier." Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 06 Mar 2013 01:17pm | Listen Now State Democrats think they have a solution to the Medicaid impasse. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 05 Mar 2013 08:08pm | Listen Now The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved a rate increase for Mississippi Power Company's customers to help pay for construction of a new power plant. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, the rate hike isn't as much as the company wanted. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 04 Mar 2013 05:58pm | Listen Now The CEO of the biggest hospital in the delta warns of the danger of not expanding Medicaid. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 01 Mar 2013 07:13pm | Listen Now "After the passage of the Voting Rights Act, after the implementation of section five of that act we have seen every year and increased number who are registered to vote Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 28 Feb 2013 07:04pm | Listen Now"If you're talking about reducing $14 million dollars from Mississippi's Head Start budget just think about 7 times that 14."
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