Posts Tagged ‘legisllature’

Personhood to announce new amendment today

by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013

Tags: abortion, amendment, baby, birth, legislation, legislative, legisllature, news conference, pro-life, religion

JACKSON — Personhood Mississippi will hold a telephone news conference today to announce the filing of a new personhood amendment. The announcement was made in a news release from Personhood USA. The amendment will be filed by a new sponsor and is worded differently than the 2011 personhood amendment, according to the release. The telephonic [...] [...]

Some lawmakers balk, but Medicaid expansion still has chance

by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013

Tags: bill, expansion, health care, health care benefits, health care costs, health care reform, hospital, law, legislation, legislative, legisllature, medicial, medicine, public health, sytate government

JACKSON — Some state senators aren’t ready to expand Medicaid, but they are keeping the option alive for later in the session. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee passed Senate Bill 2207 yesterday. The measure reauthorizes the government health insurance for the poor. Committee members rejected an amendment from Sen. John Horhn, a Jackson [...] [...]

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