'We are hopeful a compromise is on the horizon. When people are healthy, they are working, raising their families, and contributing to their communities.' -- Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann
Medicaid Chairman Kevin Blackwell says Senate is 'working on a compromise' on expansion.
The analysis shows that under each plan, the state would see net annual savings – ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars – by expanding the state-federal Medicaid program to cover working, poor and uninsured Mississippians.
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Editorial: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's dug-in position on Medicaid expansion threatens to kill one of the most transformative policy proposals in state history.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday morning as House GOP members prepare to deliver articles of impeachment against hi
National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A sweeping tax plan vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly is getting a second chance after Legislators voted to override the veto decision Friday. Kansas representatives voted to override Kelly's veto at 104 to 15 on April 26. The tax package, Substitute for House Bill 2036, now moves to the Senate for a []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The clock is ticking for Governor Laura Kelly. She has just a few more days to make a decision on a number of bills sitting on her desk. That includes a mega tax package, which would change how much Kansans pay on income taxes, property tax, social security, and more. Statehouse reporter []
The Liberal government has already unveiled significant planks of the budget over the last few weeks during a campaign-style tour aimed at drumming up attention for their agenda.
Editorial: Happy Tax Day, when millions of us Mississippians will send our hard-earned money to 40 other states that are providing health care coverage to millions of poor, working people.
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on both issues before the GOP-controlled Legislature's scheduled adjournment for the year Tuesday. Supporters of each measure fell short of the 24 of 40 votes required to pull a bill on each subject out of committee. KANSAS GOVERNOR VETOES BILL BANNING TRANSGENDER...