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Speaker Philip Gunn said he didn't know the human effects of killing a postpartum Medicaid extension bill. But top doctors say they gave him the details weeks ago. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Doctors asked Speaker Philip Gunn to extend health coverage for moms and babies. Then he blocked it
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Wed,03/16/22-11:12AM , 780 Reads 14,657 Statewide
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is working to change Speaker Philip Gunn’s mind about the bill, saying: “I’d like to appeal back to his Christian values that we need to take care of these kids in addition to helping moms out.”
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‘It makes it hard to work’: The real cost of not expanding Medicaid in Mississippi
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Wed,03/09/22-1:24PM , 848 Reads 21,651 Statewide
As hundreds of thousands of working Mississippians struggle to afford healthcare, state lawmakers have again decided not to consider Medicaid expansion and do not seem poised to do so anytime soon.
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Attorney general rolls out new statewide domestic violence reporting system
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Tue,03/01/22-4:46PM , 1,232 Reads 26,008 Statewide
Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Tuesday announced the launch of a new statewide database to track domestic violence crimes.
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The Fishermans Corner Car Wash, located on U.S 80 in Morton. Tony Boyd was sentenced to 23 years in prison with five years suspended after shooting his former girlfriend Kizzetta McClendon near this car wash in 2020. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Abuser featured in Mississippi Today story pleads guilty to shooting ex-girlfriend
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,02/17/22-9:24PM , 1,201 Reads 19,657 Statewide
The Rankin County man who repeatedly bonded out of jail and reportedly attacked his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges in Scott County Circuit Court.

Tony Boyd was sentenced to 23 years in prison with five years suspended after shooting his former girlfriend Kizzetta McClendon in Morton in March 2020.
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