What Does the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Mean for Families?
You've likely heard the news or talk about the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The United States House of Representatives passed the bill last week and sent it to the Senate. Senators…
President Trump Releases the ‘Making America Healthy Again’ Health and Human Services Budget
Earlier this week, President Trump released his Health and Human Services (HHS) "Making America Healthy Again" budget for fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 - September 2026). He, HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy…
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Presents CDC Report Findings on Autism
On April 16, 2025, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy spoke about the Centers for Disease Control's recently released report, Prevalence and…
Our Final Mississippi Legislative Update for the 2025 Regular Session
We updated you on legislation throughout the 2025 Mississippi session. Legislators adjourned the regular session on April 4. Regarding the bills Families as Allies followed during the session, we started…
Wishing Intern Zakeya Thompson Good Luck and a Fond Fairwell
Today, Zakeya Thompson finished her internship with Families as Allies, and we wish her the absolute best! Zakeya is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work from Jackson State University.…
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: What an Opportunity!
Over the past few weeks, we have shared with you that Families as Allies is helping the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and other partners design a research proposal…
Mississippi Legislative Update for 3/18/25
Many bills have died since the legislative session began. These bills we are following are still alive. You can see that Governor Tate Reeves has signed some bills into law; others…
Mississippi Legislative Update for March 5, 2025
Many bills died on March 4 because that was the deadline for Mississippi state legislators to vote bills out of committee in the opposite chamber from where they began. The…
Viewing 2025 Mississippi Legislative Bills Through Our Mission and Core Values
This week, we want to bring bills to your attention that are currently alive in the Mississippi Legislature and that we are examining in light of our mission and core…
Families as Allies Legislative Update for 2/6/2025
The Mississippi State Legislature introduced bills in this year's legislative session, and Lt. Governor Hosemann and Speaker White then assigned these bills to committees. The deadline for legislators to vote bills out…