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Mississippi removes hurdle to child care for low-income single parents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSingle parents in Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the nation — no longer face a nearly...
Mississippi not alone in refusing federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for...
Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoMississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for...
Mississippi March 12 primary elections: What to know about the candidates
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Mississippi primaries will be conducted Tuesday, with four U.S. House races and one U.S. Senate...
Column: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs a bill banning transgender athletes from female sports teams in...
Moving single mothers from Medicaid to middle income
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMost Mississippians on Medicaid work low-paying jobs that leads to indefinite coverage, particularly women who head their households. For example,...
Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Mississippi, where health officials expect 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme...
Anti-abortion groups that worked to overturn Roe have no unified strategy to help women and children
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter working for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade and finally reaching success, the anti-abortion...
Column: Republicans would rather keep poisoning children with lead than pay for a fix
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoKansas Atty. Gen. Kris Kobach doesn't seem to care about high levels of lead in children's blood....
Does Medicaid expansion in Mississippi have a chance? See what MS lawmakers say
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOnly four weeks into the state’s 2024 legislative session, lawmakers have already filed 21 bills...