Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
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Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary
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Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval. House and Senate negotiators submitted a plan moments before a Monday
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Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval. House and Senate negotiators submitted a plan moments before a Monday