Senate votes to allow Governor to transfer money from “Rainy Day” fund to general fund
JACKSON, MISS– The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a bill 33-14 to fill budget gaps for the remainder of FY2016 with money from the state’s...
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House Minority Leader asks Governor for special session
JACKSON, MISS– House Minority Leader David Baria has penned a letter to Governor Phil Bryant which requested a special session. ...
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...
State budget cuts could jack up your homeowner’s insurance, says State Insurance Commissioner
JACKSON, MISS- The budget cuts from the legislative session brought on double-digit cuts to many state agencies. The impacts of those cuts could be felt...
Get More Bang For Your Buck: Plan This Year’s Vacation Without Busting the Budget
JACKSON, MISS– As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, you’re starting to get ideas in your head over where to take the...
U.S. Senate Approves Budget Deal in DC: How Your Senators Voted
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget early Friday morning (1:01 a.m.) that will suspend the country’s debt limit into 2017 and will, at...
The Budget Deal in the U.S. House: Why the Mississippi Vote Was Split
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Keeping the government from shutting down may be the result of a budget deal that was passed in the U.S. House Wednesday, but for...
Palazzo: Mississippi House Delegation Sending a Message to the Senate, President
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–While Mississippi’s senators said Wednesday that they approved of the temporary measure to fund the government until Dec. 11 as a time for more...
The Federal Budget: Wicker, Cochran Approve Plan Passed by Senate, Cochran: It’s Not Perfect
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The federal government can start putting together a budget that could balance in ten years. Both senators from Mississippi voted yes on a plan...
Cochran: Senate Budget Plan Passed Overnight Would Allow 11,000 New Mississippi Jobs
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–More than 11,000 new Mississippi jobs could be created under the budget plan passed overnight by the U.S. Senate, said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)....