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A health care worker signs a petition to get Medicaid expansion placed the 2022 ballot. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Medicaid expansion ballot initiative officially halted
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today
Wed,05/19/21-4:52PM , 6,478 Reads 150,857 Statewide
The “Yes on 76” campaign to expand Medicaid in Mississippi through a ballot initiative has been officially suspended — a pro forma move since the state Supreme Court last week nullified the state’s ballot initiative process with a ruling striking down medical marijuana Initiative 65.
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SPORTS OPINION: When nostalgia decides to punch you in the face, turn the other cheek
By Austin Bishop
Wed,05/19/21-4:47PM , 1,351 Reads
NOTE TO READERS: What follows is a column first published in The Meridian Star i
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Gov. Tate Reeves held his Monday afternoon press conference regarding COVID-19 updates at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Gov. Reeves ‘a long way’ from decision on special session to fix initiative process, adopt medical marijuana program
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today
Wed,05/19/21-4:39PM , 1,676 Reads 32,527 Statewide
Pressure from citizens and top politicians is growing for lawmakers to return to Jackson for a special session to fix the ballot initiative process after the Supreme Court struck it down along with the medical marijuana program passed by voters last year.
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Aldermen issue resolution honoring Lady Whippets
Tue,05/18/21-7:12PM , 7,419 Reads
The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen Monday night authorized a resolution honoring the Kosciusko High School Lady Whippets softball team, which won the 4A state championship last weekend.

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