Posts tagged Mike Pence

Deep red Indiana passed a ‘conservative’ version of Medicaid expansion. Model for Mississippi? Or a cautionary tale?

Two years before Mike Pence kicked off his term as vice president with a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the former Indiana governor announced an agreement with the Obama administration to bring the national health law’s benefits — and billions in federal dollars — to his home state.

Mississippi News, News, Mississippi SpotlightKatherine MitchellFebruary 24, 2021Mississippi Medicaid, federal money, expand coverage, medicaid expansion, Mississippi Spotlight, Unsteady Pulse, medicaid coverage, Senate Republicans, Indiana, Mike Pence, Obamacare

‘What the hell is this?’ Pence is heard asking as Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Mississippi U.S Rep. Bennie Thompson was among 200 sitting in the U.S. Senate gallery Wednesday, listening to debate over presidential electors when he began to get texts about an angry crowd outside the Capitol.

Mississippi News, NewsKatherine MitchellJanuary 6, 2021Mike Pence, Trump supporters, Trump, Bennie Thompson, U.S. Senate, Capitol building, U.S. Capitol, Capitol breach, storm Capitol, protest