Coming off reports that gubernatorial candidates Tate Reeves and Brandon Presley have agreed to debate prior to Mississippi’s Nov. 7 general election, the challenging candidate in another statewide race is hoping to also take the debate stage as voters prepare to hit the polls. Robert Bradford, the Democratic nominee for.
The race to become Mississippi’s governor has narrowed with Independent candidate Gwendolyn Gray withdrawing her name on Monday. Gray announced that she is withdrawing her candidacy from the general election and has turned full support to Democratic challenger Brandon Presley as he continues to campaign against incumbent Republican Tate Reeves..
A legislative budget meeting has confirmed that, as it stands, only a third of hospitals will be receiving money through what lawmakers once dubbed a “hospital lifeline program.” As SuperTalk Mississippi News first reported back in May, the $103 million Hospital Sustainability Grant Program passed during the most recent session.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital has been approved to receive $3 million by the Leflore County Board of Supervisors after being initially denied drawing $1 million in payroll costs from their $10 million line of credit. The board issued a unanimous vote in approval of giving the struggling Delta hospital the money.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves last week announced what he called “sweeping Medicaid reimbursement reforms” that are anticipated to generate an estimated $689 million for hospitals throughout the state. However, one medical official is saying the proposal is not a victory for all hospitals. Reeves, joined by Mississippi Division of Medicaid.