Though it looked promising from the start, here's the story of how the legislative effort to expand Medicaid in Mississippi failed.
From dummy bill to Hail Marys: How Mississippi’s Medicaid expansion efforts failed by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 4, 2024 As the 2024 Mississippi legislative session gaveled open in January, it appeared to be the start of a new era. Many Capitol observers expected it to mark an end of several years of intense GOP in-fighting between the House and Senate — led by former Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, respectively.
Previously, Pender served as Politics and Investigative Editor at The Clarion Ledger, where he also penned a popular political column. While at The Clarion Ledger, Pender helped lead digital transformation for the legacy publication, while overseeing watchdog news teams and government reporting. He previously served as an investigative reporter and political editor at the Sun Herald, where he was a member of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
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