House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Rep. Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, right, speaks about the state Senate conferees not attending a meeting to discuss their updated legislative plans for the cost of Mississippi Medicaid expansion during a public legislative conference committee meeting at the Mississippi State Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
House and Senate Republicans continued to haggle over Medicaid expansion proposals Sunday, and the state budget process hit a snag after leaders couldn’t reach final agreements by a Saturday night deadline on how to spend $7 billion.
