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Mississippi House rejects proposal to expand Medicaid
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Thursday against expanding Medicaid to more than 230,000 uninsured working poor residents. Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, pushed for expansion as the House considered House Bill 1481, an […]
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Christopher Epps sworn in as president of world’s largest correctional association
By Lonnie Ross
Online Editor
Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps was sworn in on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, as the 102nd president of the American Correctional Association (ACA). He is a native of Tchula, Mississippi.
The ACA, founded in 1870 as the National Prison Association, is the oldest and largest international correctional association in the world. The organization has more than 20,000 members from 60 countries…. […]
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Must enroll by December 23 to begin health coverage under Obamacare on January 1
By Lonnie Ross Online Editor The deadline for people to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, that starts on the first day of January 2014, is December 23, 2013. The […]