Lawmakers react to SPLC lawsuit
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of State Representative Bryant W. Clark of Pickens and State Senator John Horhn...
Tag : budget cuts
Mississippi Forestry Commission to cut 75 jobs, will affect wildfire safety coverage
by Jared Bounds
Budget shortfalls in the state budget have created the need for a “restructuring” and “reduction-in-force” within the Mississippi Forestry Commission for the 2018 fiscal year....
College tuition going up amid budget cuts
by Chad Dixon
The cost to go to college at a Mississippi public university is going up. Thursday, the College Board voted to increase tuitions by an average...
Governor forced to make another budget adjustment
Governor Phil Bryant has been forced to make yet another budget adjustment. The governor released a statement Friday regarding the cuts. Today, I have once...
UMMC announces layoffs, budget shortfall
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has announced its financial action plan to address unanticipated reductions to patient care reimbursement and other revenues currently totaling $32.7...
Budget cuts happening left and right for state agencies
by Sarah Ulmer
The official comprehensive list of budget cuts so far for agencies in Mississippi has been released. ...
Budget cuts hit education
The governor is required to make budget cuts when the state’s revenue is falling short. In the cuts that were announced Tuesday, the budget for...
Black Caucus meets on budget woes; full impact of cuts still unknown
JACKSON, MISS– The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus held a budget hearing with officials from state agencies to learn more about the impacts of mid-year budget...
Democratic leaders calling for special session
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Democrats gathered at the Mississippi Department of Health building in Jackson to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to call a special session and reconsider...
Budget cuts cause concern for disaster releif
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- “Is the risk that corporations will leave the state because taxes are too high, or is the risk that people will die because...