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April 12, 2013- Ricky Nobile

by Ricky Nobile Published: April 12,2013

Tags: Medicaid expansion, Phil Bryant, ricky nobile

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WISEMAN: A bold stroke for religious liberty in Mississippi public schools

by Marty Wiseman Published: April 5,2013

Tags: ACLU, Mississippi, Phil Bryant, religious liberty, school prayer

In March 14, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed what may become landmark legislation clarifying and guaranteeing religious freedom in Mississippi’s public schools. It can be said that it is so far-reaching that it affects all religious believers and those who have no religious beliefs at all. As might have been expected, a number of organizations [...] [...]

Hospital group: No Medicaid expansion will leave 200,000 “in the gap”

by Ted Carter Published: April 5,2013

Tags: healthcare expansion, Medicaid, Phil Bryant

The more uninsured residents Mississippi’s health insurance exchange signs up under the Affordable Care Act the bigger the hit the state’s hospitals will take on federal reimbursements for treating the uninsured. The consequence is one of many Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and legislative leaders must weigh in refusing state participation in expanding Medicaid. The state [...] [...]

Health care zone college and university criteria bill goes to governor

by Clay Chandler Published: April 5,2013

Tags: healthcare, healthcare industry zone, Houston, Miami, Mississippi Development Authority, Phil Bryant

The list of ways to set up a Healthcare Industry Zone is likely close to growing by one. Lawmakers have passed and sent to Gov. Phil Bryant legislation that would allow the Mississippi Development Authority to establish the incentive-laden zones in areas where a health care facility sits within a five-mile radius of a college [...] [...]

Senate passes charter school bill, Bryant will sign

by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013

Tags: Charter schools, education, Mississippi, Phil Bryant, school districts

After two years of struggle, a bill to make it easier to create charter schools is on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant. The State Senate voted 34-18 Wednesday to approve House Bill 369, which widens legal authority for charter schools. Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, an Oxford Republican, says he had hoped to [...] [...]

March 29, 2013- Chuck McIntosh

by Chuck McIntosh Published: March 29,2013

Tags: education, Hank Bounds, IHL, Mississippi, Phil Bryant

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Hospital execs strike urgent note on alternatives to Medicaid expansion

by Ted Carter Published: March 15,2013

Tags: Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, healthcare, Medicaid expansion, Mississippi State Legislature, Obamacare, Phil Bryant, Tate Reeves

The Mississippi Legislature is set to adjourn April 7 with no deal in sight on a federal offer to expand Medicaid. The ticking clock has executives of hospitals around the state worried that time will expire and hospitals and the entire health care sector will suffer the consequences, putting about 9,000 jobs at risk. Ahead [...] [...]

Read February 22 issue of MBJ

by MBJ Staff Published: February 24,2013

Tags: catfish, General Dynamics, John Arthur Eaves Jr., Liza Looser, Phil Bryant

>> SMALL BUSINESS IN MISSISSIPPI Many folks are finding that opening shop now has more advantages than not Also in this week’s paper: >> CATFISH Bangladesh is prime factor in state’s catfish woes >> HOUSING Shipping containers are the newest fashion in housing >> CRUISE CONTROL Jackson attorney talks about taking on cruise industry >> [...] [...]

Breaking up that old gang of mine: Bryant’s Medicaid holdout partners grow fewer

by Ted Carter Published: February 22,2013

Tags: Affordable Care Act, healthcare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Phil Bryant

The number of governors refusing to accept the federal offer of hundreds of millions of dollars for expanding Medicaid to their state’s working poor is dwindling, with Florida Gov. Rick Scott last Wednesday joining Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich and Michigan’s Rick Snyder in accepting the offer. More than two dozen governors continue to hold out [...] [...]