Republicans in Congress would serve both policy and political interests by raising taxes on the wealthy.

Healthcare was in the spotlight on Friday in Rochester as state officials held a roundtable at the Fernbrook Family Center to discuss the impacts of proposed federal cuts.

State lawmakers are blocking off three dates in the coming months for a special legislative session to address federal funding cuts. The Legislature has about three weeks left in its regular session. But the magnitude of federal cuts and what it means for the state’s budget are still unknown. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports.

Follow along on how federal cuts enacted by the Trump administration are affecting Mississippi.

Conservatives in the House say they won’t back any package without deep cuts that would all but certainly affect the health program. Some Senate Republicans say they won’t accept such cuts.