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Sen. Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale and Senate Appropriations chairman, left, shares a laugh with Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney during the 2019 legislative session in Jackson Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

Fact check: Feds not slated to end Medicaid expansion funding
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/05/22-1:36PM, 61 Reads 723 Statewide
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney recently told members of the media he supports the expansion of Medicaid, but that the program most likely will end in 2025.
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The front of the State Capitol can be seen in Jackson, Miss., Monday, March 14, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Ethics Commission says Legislature not subject to open meetings law
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/05/22-1:06PM, 65 Reads 789 Statewide
The eight-member Mississippi Ethics Commission voted 5-3 Friday that the state Legislature is not bound by the state’s open meetings law.
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The Other Side Podcast: Former political reporter Mac Gordon talks Herschel Walker, battles covering Kirk Fordice
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/05/22-12:54PM, 29 Reads 407 Statewide
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Gotta Go portable restrooms outside the State Capitol, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Harrison: Feds take over Jackson water after failures at the local and state level
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/05/22-12:26PM, 38 Reads 633 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

Tate Reeves, during his nearly 19 years in elective office, has subscribed to the theory that a good defense is best achieved through a bold offense.

His default setting is offense.
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