Mississippi Business Journal » governmor http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Governor says proposed budget undercuts Medicaid expansion http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/governor-says-proposed-budget-undercuts-medicaid-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-says-proposed-budget-undercuts-medicaid-expansion http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/governor-says-proposed-budget-undercuts-medicaid-expansion/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:30:30 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73031 JACKSON — Top Mississippi Republicans say their opposition to Medicaid expansion is getting a boost from an unlikely source — President Barack Obama. The Democratic president released his proposed federal budget yesterday. It includes a one-year delay in reduction of “disproportionate share” Medicaid payments — money hospitals receive for treating large numbers of uninsured patients. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/governor-says-proposed-budget-undercuts-medicaid-expansion/feed/ 1 Home-brewing beer will be legal in July http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/20/home-brewing-beer-will-be-legal-in-july/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-brewing-beer-will-be-legal-in-july http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/20/home-brewing-beer-will-be-legal-in-july/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:44:17 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71762 JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law allowing home brewing of beer. Senate Bill 2183, which takes effect July 1, will allow people over 21 to make their own beer, as long as they don’t sell it. A household with one resident over 21 will be able make up to 100 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/20/home-brewing-beer-will-be-legal-in-july/feed/ 2 Education officials want emergency declaration in Oktibbeha County http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/28/education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/28/education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:31:28 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63224 OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — The Mississippi Board of Education (MBE) determined that an extreme emergency situation exists in the Oktibbeha County School District. Acting on a recommendation from the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation, the MBE voted unanimously to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency for the school district. The Oktibbeha County [...]

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