Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender, and Taylor Vance discuss the breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations in the Legislature.
Bills dealing with online gambling, voting and judicial redistricting were among thousands that died during the session.
Another attempt to make psychedelics legal in California has, once again, failed. Senate Bill 1012 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was the latest attempt to bring psychedelics into the mainstream by legalizing psychedelic-assisted therapy for Californians. It stalled Thursday when Democrats who control the Senate Appropriations Committee culled hundreds of bills. “We’ve been working for four years to legalize access to psychedelics in California, to bring these substances out of the...
Dubai-based Edinburgh tailor Calvin Smith has spoken of his excitement at opening his first UK store in Glasgow this summer. The Clermiston businessman is one half of the team behind Suited & Booted Dubai, having left the Capital to set up the brand with pal Ryan Smith seven years ago. The pair identified a gap in the region for a premium bespoke product combined with an exceptional customer experience. With the brand now flourishing in the UAE, the duo are bringing it home to Scotland with...
A bill that would have made it illegal to carry a concealed gun without a permit at a parade failed to pass in the Louisiana House on Monday. HB627, introduced by State Rep. Mandie Landry, would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns within 100 feet of a parade.
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance are joined by the House minority leader to discuss how efforts to expand Medicaid broke down.
(The Center Square) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Wednesday that extends the length of time a mother can receive postpartum care on Medicaid. Federal law allows 60 days. Senate File 2251 extends the length of care to twelve months. Eligibility requirements for mothers will change from 375% of the federal poverty level to 215%. This will lead to the disenrollment of some mothers and infants, according to the fiscal analysis by the Legislative Services...
Netflix, Apple TV+, and Peacock will soon offer a streaming bundle. This comes after Disney announced a streaming bundle with Hulu and Max.
Many items will be heading to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk now that the legislative session has ended, with the exception of gambling.
Communities across the state continue to experience the life-changing impacts of Medicaid expansion as the state surpasses 450,000 North Carolinians signed up and more than one million prescriptions covered. The milestone means three-fourths of those eligible for expansion have now gained coverage.
Analysis: The breakdown in the Medicaid expansion negotiations could be attributed to the decision of the two Republican legislative leaders to not appoint a single Democrat to the all-important conference committee.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California faces a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, lawmakers must make tough decisions about which of the more than 1,000 measures still alive in the Legislature this year will not make the cut. On Thursday, they stopped hundreds of bills from advancing to the Senate and Assembly floors via the so-called suspense […]