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Senate passes deficit appropriations bills; Medicaid requests $35 million
Summary
The Mississippi Senate passed two appropriation bills by morning roll call. Sponsor remarks on SB 3104 outlined numerous line items — including litigation expenses, a $2.475 million Snap Nurse settlement, capital repairs and a $35 million Medicaid deficit request for FY2026–27 — and the chamber tabled a motion to reconsider an IHL measure after debate on performance metrics.
The Mississippi Senate advanced several appropriation measures, passing Senate Bill 3104 and Senate Bill 3105 by use of the morning roll call and moving on to other calendar business.
On the floor, the sponsor explained SB 3104 as a deficit and cleanup bill that includes: attorney general payments tied to wrongful incarceration awards and related attorney fees; several litigation-monitoring line items (examples cited and each shown as approximately $100,000 for named cases); a $2,475,000 settlement payment…
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