Sen. Derrick Simmons tells Mississippi Today that expanding Medicaid and helping the Mississippi Delta are topics he hopes will be addressed.
Podcast: Senate minority leader hopes Medicaid will be expanded in 2024Podcast: Senate minority leader hopes Medicaid will be expanded in 2024 by Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today February 5, 2024 Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, tells Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance that expanding Medicaid, restoring the initiative and helping the Mississippi Delta are topics he hopes will be addressed during the 2024 legislative session.
A native of Laurel, Bobby joined our team June 2018 after working for the North Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo since 1984. He is president of the Mississippi Capitol Press Corps Association and works with the Mississippi State University Stennis Institute to organize press luncheons.
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