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Lawmakers are working to revive a proposal to rewrite the long-standing Mississippi Adequate Education Program that provides the state’s share of the basics to...

Medicaid expansion talks stalled at the state capitol on Thursday with Senate conferees not showing up to a meeting scheduled by conferees with the House of Representatives. Following Tuesday’s initial conference that resulted in no compromise being reached by the two chambers, Hattiesburg Rep. Missy McGee expressed eagerness to continue... The post Senate conferees miss Medicaid expansion meeting called by House officials appeared first on SuperTalk Mississippi.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, visited the Magnolia State on Thursday to give a speech at Jackson Preparatory School at an event hosted by the National Apostolic Christian Leadership Conference. Ahead of his scheduled venture at the private school in Flowood, Johnson joined MidDays with Gerard Gibert... The post U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson opens up on recent issues facing the nation appeared first on SuperTalk Mississippi.

Senate leaders did not attend a second conference committee meeting with their House counterparts on Thursday to try and compromise on a final bill...