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MS Supreme Court denies GOP request to invalidate order that extended Hinds County voting hours
By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/23/24-4:25PM , 385 Reads 5,212 Statewide
A three-judge panel of the state Supreme Court on Thursday denied the Mississippi Republican Party’s request to dissolve a Hinds County chancellor’s emergency order that extended polling precinct hours on the night of Mississippi’s statewide elections.
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Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, listens as Drew Snyder, Mississippi Division of Medicaid executive director, gives a presentation during a Senate Medicaid hearing at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Legislature begins process of redrawing state chancery, circuit court districts
By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/22/24-5:31PM , 680 Reads 6,446 Statewide
The Legislature last week took its first substantive step of redrawing Mississippi’s circuit and chancery court districts, potentially altering the composition of how justice is administered around the state.
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Gov. Tate Reeves prepares to answer questions from the media after signing House Bill 1671, House Bill 510 and Senate Bill 2696 into law at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Republican legislative leaders brush off governor’s objections to Medicaid expansion
By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/22/24-5:01PM , 366 Reads 4,673 Statewide
Legislative leaders on Tuesday pushed back on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ social media post that criticized state lawmakers for pressing ahead with legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor — a policy the governor has long opposed.
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Legislature passes prior authorization reform for medical procedures, drugs
By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/21/24-5:21AM , 681 Reads 7,041 Statewide
The Legislature has overwhelmingly passed a bill to regulate how insurance companies decide which prescription drugs and medical procedures to cover for a consumer — a process called prior authorization.
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