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Jackson community members gather for a Mississippi Today discussion event to share thoughts, opinions and ideas regarding issues plaguing the city and legislative responses to those issues in Jackson on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Young Jacksonians urge state leaders to work with local leaders to solve capital city problems
By MISSISSIPPI TODAY STAFF
Fri,02/24/23-4:34PM , 415 Reads 11,727 Statewide
A panel of young Jacksonians at a Thursday evening event urged state leaders to work with Jackson’s local and legislative elected officials — not against them — to find solutions to crime and water problems.
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Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, expresses his concerns during a press conference about Gov. Tate Reeves’ plan for a $246 million economic development project after the Senate passed it during a special session at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Transcript: Democratic leaders respond to 2023 State of the State address
By MISSISSIPPI TODAY STAFF
Tue,01/31/23-11:46AM , 988 Reads 22,774 Statewide
Rep. Robert Johnson and Sen. Derrick Simmons, the House and Senate Democratic leaders, responded to Gov. Tate Reeves’ Jan. 30 State of the State address.

Below is the statement from Johnson and Simmons.
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Transcript: Brandon Presley offers Democratic response to 2023 State of the State address
By MISSISSIPPI TODAY STAFF
Tue,01/31/23-11:36AM , 491 Reads 22,416 Statewide
Brandon Presley, a Democratic public service commissioner, gave the official Democratic Party response to Gov. Tate Reeves’ Jan. 30 State of the State address.

Below is the transcript of Presley’s response, which aired on Mississippi Public Broadcasting immediately following Reeves’ address.
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Q&A: What is Medicaid expansion, really?
By MISSISSIPPI TODAY STAFF
Thu,11/10/22-10:56AM , 224 Reads 11,439 Statewide
The inner workings of Medicaid, a federal program intended to provide health coverage to low-income Americans, are wonky and incredibly difficult to understand.
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