Former, incoming heads of state chamber, other business leaders endorse full Medicaid expansion

A delegation of major business leaders, including the incoming president of the state’s chamber of commerce and the former commander of the Mississippi National Guard, pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday to not adjourn their session without passing a bill that fully expands Medicaid coverage to the state’s poorest citizens. Jack Reed Jr. the former Republican mayor of Tupelo and the owner of Tupelo-based Reed’s Department Store, spoke on behalf of the business leaders at the