| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday February 29, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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Cancer Action Network: House Lawmakers Line Up Mississippi to Be the Next State to Expand Access to Health Care to More Mississippians
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2024:
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Today's House vote is proof that state legislators understand the urgency of passing legislation that creates a Mississippi-based solution to increase health care access.
Below is a statement on behalf of Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN):
"House lawmakers' passage of Healthy Mississippi Works, HB 1725, comes at a
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NAACP Condemns Bill Calling for the Closure of Mississippi Universities
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release:
NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, and NAACP Mississippi State Conference Executive Director, Charles Taylor, released a joint statement condemning the bill, calling for immediate action to remedy the situation:
"In 2024, we should be talking about the expansion, not restriction of access to education. Given the disproportionate lack of funding that HBCUs receive, the criteria proposed are a sly at
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