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…
Mississippi Legislative Update for 1/30/2025 – Legislation Important to Your Family
Legislators have introduced hundreds of new bills in the House and Senate since the Mississippi State Legislature convened in early January. To see all the bills introduced, go to the…
MS Development Authority Announces Almost $39 Million Available for Children’s Mental Health
Last Friday, January 17, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) posted on its website, Facebook page and X feed that it was submitting a proposal to amend its block grant funding so that it could redirect almost…
2025 Legislative Session Begins: What You Need to Know
The Mississippi State Legislature began its new session on January 7, 2025. The session lasts 90 days and ends (or adjourns) on April 6 (also known as sine die). Monday, January 20, is…
AAP Advocacy Guide on Paid Family Caregiving
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a guide on how its chapters can advocate for families to be paid to care for their children and youth with special…
CMS Issues New Guidance for Medicaid-funded Children’s Services
On September 26, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees Medicaid, sent a letter to all state Medicaid directors titled "Best Practices for…
Families as Allies’ Public Comments on Proposed Mental Health Standards
Last week, we shared with you that the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) had published its proposed certification standards changes for public comment. We thank the DMH for opening…
Joy Hogge Appointed to Mississippi Medicaid Advisory Committee
On August 28, Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, appointed Joy Hogge, executive director of Families as Allies, to the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) as a…