FILE - Mississippi state Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, left, speaks with House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, second from left, Rep. Daryl Porter, D-Summit, second from right, and House Education Committee Vice Chairman Kent McCarty, right, about school funding, March 7, 2024, in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A new Mississippi law that takes effect Monday, July 1, revises the way the state pays for public schools. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
FILE - Mississippi House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, left, listens as Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, speaks at the state Capitol, Feb. 7, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. A new "presumptive eligibility" law that takes effect Monday, July 1, 2024, allows earlier Mississippi Medicaid coverage during pregnancy. The law says Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care up to 60 days while her application for the government-funded insurance program is being considered. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)