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Reeves pushes income tax elimination, opposes Medicaid expansion in State of the State address

Jan. 30, 2025 10:57 AM EST

Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in his Wednesday State-of-the-State Address strongly encouraged the Legislature to pass a law that abolishes the state income tax. “This money does not...

Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money

Jan. 28, 2025 20:10 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching directive, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation's neediest families and children. ...