Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're trying a new approach to push for Medicaid expansion an issue they support and Republican leaders oppose.

Mississippi House Democrats said Monday they're trying to bring pressure on Republicans to revive a Medicaid bill that's blocked in a committee.

Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and more than 1 in 7 residents without insurance. And so you might think Mississippi would jump at the prospect of billions of federal dollars...

The Mississippi House on Thursday advanced a bill to make changes that manufacturers and business groups are seeking in the workers' compensation system.

The leader of the Mississippi Hospital Association says his group won't fight renewal of a tax his members pay to help fund Medicaid.

A commission is recommending a three-year freeze on the 3 percent cost-of-living adjustments paid to Mississippi government retirees.