Sen. Cochran responds to POTUS budget
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Since President Trump released the detailed FY2018 budget request, Senator Thad Cochran has released a statement regarding his opinion. ...
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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....
Department of Mental Health announces impact from budget cuts
In April, the Mississippi Board of Mental Health was presented with a proposed annual budget for the operation of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health...
Budget woes hit financial aid
The Mississippi Legislature recently approved the conference report for Senate Bill 2956, the appropriation bill for the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid for the...
Health, mental health, child protective services assess budget
Budget appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 have been approved by the legislature, and very few agencies were spared from cuts. Among those, the Mississippi Department...
Special session now required to finalize AG budget, MDOT budget, and education
by Sarah Ulmer
Tuesday was the deadline for appropriation bills, or any legislation dealing with how state money will be spent. Some major agencies did not receive a finalized...
Gov gets legislative go ahead to move more from Rainy Day Fund
Governor Phil Bryant now has the permission of the House and Senate to take an additional $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund and move...
State agencies to suffer budget cuts
Mississippi lawmakers hammered out the proposed cuts for state agencies heading into fiscal year 2018. This was done over the weekend in conference, on the...
Budget cuts hit Department of Mental Health
The Department of Mental Health will see a budget decrease of six percent for fiscal year 2018....
Mississippi congressmen react to POTUS budget outline
President Donald Trump has released his budget outline for fiscal year 2018. In the outline, proposed funding eliminations would fall to the African Development Foundation; the...