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House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, asks a question of a bill sponsor in the House Chamber, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House could vote on longer Medicaid for moms
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,02/27/23-4:19PM , 255 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The day after Mississippi Republican Gov.
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Republican Gov. Tate Reeves describes the state's economic progress during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature on the steps of the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Jan. 30, 2023. Reeves did an abrupt about-face Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, on an issue for which Democrats have been criticizing him this election year, saying for the first time that he wants the state to allow a full year of Medicaid coverage to women after they give birth. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi GOP governor now backs longer Medicaid for moms
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,02/26/23-5:37PM , 200 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves did an abrupt about-face Sunday on an issue for which Democrats have been sharply criticizing him this election year, saying for the first time that he wants the state to allow a full year of Medicaid coverage to women after they give birth.
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Timothy Norris, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Mom's Dream Kitchen in Jackson, Miss., speaks during an interview Feb. 14, 2023. Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and an unreliable city water system are constant challenges for the soul food restaurant his mother opened 35 years ago in Mississippi's capital city. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,02/26/23-9:03AM , 134 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and a decaying city water system are constant challenges at Mom’s Dream Kitchen, the soul food restaurant Timothy Norris’ mother opened 35 years ago in Mississippi’s capital.
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Timothy Norris, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Mom's Dream Kitchen in Jackson, Miss., speaks during an interview Feb. 14, 2023. Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and an unreliable city water system are constant challenges for the soul food restaurant his mother opened 35 years ago in Mississippi's capital city. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,02/26/23-9:02AM , 120 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and a decaying city water system are constant challenges at Mom's Dream Kitchen, the soul food restaurant Timothy Norris' mother opened 35 years ago in Mississippi's capital.
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