Joy Hogge

Executive Director of Families as Allies, board member of the Federation of Families, just want to partner with families to make things better.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

“There is no evidence cited in the opinion demonstrating the rise in homelessness was caused by the Supreme Court’s 1999 decision in Olmstead v. L.C.”

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department’s recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation. https://t.co/L4fHZqn70P

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed Especially if you care about the children and families this affects.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed This is crazy, even for Mississippi. And that’s saying a lot.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

Pithy quote of the day:

“Too many agencies think they’re an employment service,” the senator said.

[Frank Corder @frankcorder]

Sparks enters race for State Auditor

With incumbent State Auditor Shad White now all but officially running for governor in the 2027 election cycle, state Senator Daniel Sparks has decided to join a growing field running for the open seat.

https://t.co/Ks62jy8RH8

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

When one slide speaks a thousand words.

[Emir Han @RealEmirHan]

Bruce Willis is not aware of his dementia diagnosis, reveals his wife Emma Heming Willis.

"They think this is their normal. There is this neurological condition where your brain can’t identify what is happening to it.“

“He’a very much present in his body

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

When one headline speaks a thousand words.

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

When Department of Mental Health Executive Director Wendy Bailey discussed a bill to require audits for community mental health centers, she left out that the bill would eliminate a process designed to ensure oversight into how Bailey’s agency operates.

https://t.co/YzzJaUVcyK

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

In anticipation of her upcoming retirement as executive director of Mississippi Families As Allies, Mississippi Today interviewed Joy Hogge about her mental health work in the South and what she’s excited about in the future.

https://t.co/hO1f5xixXi

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed @magnoliatribune @frankcorder @SpencerMRitchie @DelbertHosemann @NicoleAkinsBoyd @JasonWhiteMS @FredShanks @jerameyanderson @DotyDotySally @MichaelWatsonMS @StarlaMBrown @Sam4District14 Legislators should be able to rely on the subject matter expertise of state agencies. Sadly, in this case, I think a dedicated legislator may have been misled by an agency acting in its own self interest.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed @magnoliatribune @frankcorder @SpencerMRitchie @DelbertHosemann @NicoleAkinsBoyd @JasonWhiteMS @FredShanks @jerameyanderson @DotyDotySally @MichaelWatsonMS @StarlaMBrown @Sam4District14 Exactly - dissolving the office that monitors the accessibility of the mental health system (including DMH), making the board structure even less accountable than it already and removing the requirement that the executive director be confirmed by the senate.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed @magnoliatribune @frankcorder @SpencerMRitchie @DelbertHosemann @NicoleAkinsBoyd @JasonWhiteMS @FredShanks @jerameyanderson @DotyDotySally @MichaelWatsonMS @StarlaMBrown Well, my organization’s annual budget is usually about $500,000, and we figured out how to use YouTube. We even do public comments.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@taylorcvance Wow. What a shock - illegal bribes allegedly being laundered as campaign contributions in a state that year after year does next to nothing to hold elected officials accountable for how they use donations.

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

Mississippi failing to ensure special education students receive services, report says https://t.co/PnpZD9VGvG

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

I’m a Conservative. My Disabled Son Needs Medicaid to Live. https://t.co/EfS5sktMUp via @NYTOpinion

[David Safavian @DSafavianEsq]

Really important piece by our friends at @RightOnCrime. Kudos to @tolmanbrett, @RachelWrightROC, and the RoC team!

[Taylor Vance @taylorcvance]

Mississippi Today published a voter guide to help voters navigate the confusing special elections for 14 legislative seats across the state! The guide includes a map for voters to see if they live in a district with a special election.

https://t.co/9sroc0E48c

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

Link to attend Mississippi Opioid Settlement Advisory committee Starting now (1:30 PM on July 9)

https://t.co/ahcTIMdCeX

[Andre de Gruy @statedefender]

Mississippi Courts Must Produce Public Defense Plans. Here’s Why. | The Marshall Project https://t.co/IdyDOiKBbS

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

Let DMH Board Know If Its Meetings Should Be Livestreamed https://t.co/WoX6IpJzzI

[Joy Hogge @JoyHogge]

@alldspeed @DelbertHosemann @ClarkeWise @JasonWhiteMS @NicoleAkinsBoyd @Sparks4Senate @SenDavidBlount @Sam4District14 Yep. That’s a pretty decent chunk of change. And given some board members already attend virtually, it doesn’t seem like a big tech leap to include the public.