Isabelle Taft, Author at Mississippi Today

On Facebook, Rep. Steven Palazzo pledged to help parents get formula. Many of them just got a link to a store locator, and the congressman missed key votes to address the shortage.

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Palazzo blamed Biden for the formula shortage. Then he missed two votes to address it.

Can lawmakers keep abortion pills out of Mississippi? Local, international activists say no.

Do Reeves, Gunn consider IUDs contraceptives? They won’t say.

This doctor provides abortions at Mississippi’s last clinic. Now, she’s preparing for her final shift.

‘Ignore Mississippi at your own peril’: Advocates react to SCOTUS abortion leak

The Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade. Here’s what you need to know.

Report: U.S. Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade in Mississippi abortion case

A nonprofit beat the health department to win a key grant for family planning. Can it transform a broken system?

Blue Cross is sitting on a huge pile of money. In some states, consumers would get it back.

Mississippi needs hundreds of doctors. This scholarship program is ‘growing our own physicians.’

How much do Blue Cross, UMMC leaders make? In Mississippi, that’s a secret.

After lawmakers go home without extending postpartum Medicaid, six moms speak out.

Developmental screenings can change a child’s life. In Mississippi, most young kids don’t get them.

Mississippi legislators want to save money on prisoners’ health care. Reluctance to expand parole makes that tricky.

Senate gives Gunn another chance to extend health care for new moms

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