Special session set for Friday
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant will formally issue a special session call this afternoon to state legislators to consider an economic development package.
Bryant to call West Point special session
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant confirmed Monday that a call for a special session related to an economic development project is forthcoming.
States rejecting Obamacare face serious fallout
Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.”
Miss. Capitol rally calls for Medicaid expansion
More than 200 health advocates, doctors and others rallied at the Mississippi Capitol on Wednesday, asking legislators to expand Medicaid to the working poor.
GOP’s ‘no’ on Medicaid becomes ‘Let’s make a deal’
Given the choice of whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law, many Republican governors and lawmakers initially responded with an emphatic “no.”
Now they are increasingly hedging their objections.
Medicaid status could affect state finances
Mississippi House Democrats said Monday that the state could hurt its own financial standing if it rejects Medicaid expansion, but Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said he’s not convinced that would happen and he still opposes putting more people on the government health program.
Medicaid discussions continue among Miss. lawmakers
The Mississippi Hospital Association announced Monday that it’s working with Gov. Phil Bryant’s office to address budget constraints resulting from the Affordable Care Act amid Bryant’s ongoing opposition to the federal health care overhaul.
Miss. hospitals pressing for Medicaid expansion
Hospital administrators are pressuring Mississippi lawmakers to expand Medicaid, an option under President Barack Obama’s health care law that state Republicans have so far resisted pursuing.
Dem: Miss. gov a ‘fool’ to not expand Medicaid
A Democratic lawmaker said Monday that Mississippi’s Republican governor is a “fool” and a “hypocrite” for opposing Medicaid expansion.
Insurance Commission spokesman lays blame on Governor
Although state insurance commissioner Mike Chaney was unable to attend a Tuesday meeting with the Columbus Rotary Club, his proxy, former Commercial Dispatch editor and current insurance department spokesperson, Joseph Ammerman had some harsh words for Gov. Phil Bryant for his role in the federal government’s decision to reject Chaney’s state-run health insurance exchange.
Our view: Without funding, Bryant’s proposals for education are only proposals
If ever there is a time that a Governor can speak beyond his base to all residents, it is the state of the state Address.
In Mississippi it is generally the only time this happens.
Bryant’s speech is greeted with both praise and criticism
Gov. Phil Bryant, in his 2013 State of the State address made during a special joint-session of the state’s legislators, chose job creation, education and health care as his major talking points. On the subject of job creation and industry, Bryant used the speech as an opportunity to stump for his delayed-accelerated tax payment proposal.
Bryant hits familiar themes in State of the State
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said in his State of the State speech Tuesday evening that citizens expect “bold action” from elected officials in 2013, with an emphasis on strengthening education and promoting job creation.
Schools likely focus of State of State
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to focus on education in his State of the State speech at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
AG: Insurance Department can set up exchange
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has the authority to esta]]blish and manage a health insurance exchange, according to a legal opinion released late Tuesday by the state attorney general’s office.
Only Miss. abortion clinic can’t comply with law
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic missed a Friday deadline to comply with a 2012 state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges — a law the governor said he signed with the hopes of shutting the clinic down.
Bryant backs new restrictions on abortion in Miss.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant told several dozen pastors and other abortion opponents Thursday that he supports a bill that would ban the procedure once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. It’s similar to a bill that was filed and killed by a Senate chairman last year.
Our view: Bryant’s obstinance nothing more than political grandstanding
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant believes in the rule of law and the will of the people.
Unless, of course, it’s a law he doesn’t like or the will of the people turns out to be at odds with his own views.
Chaney says Bryant has handed control to Feds
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is handing control of a state health insurance exchange over to the federal government by trying to block creation of a state-run exchange, Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told the governor in a letter Friday.
Miss. health insurance exchange proposal in limbo
Mississippi’s proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner.