$10M goes to Miss. community colleges for workforce training push
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three North Mississippi community colleges have received grants to serve as anchors for a $10.5 million initiative to produce a workforce ready...
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Tips to keep your money in your wallet
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Spending always seems to be easier than saving, but there are a few tips to remember if you’re trying to hold onto a...
Education agencies drilled on personnel, budget by legislative groups
JACKSON, MISS– Budget meetings between legislative budget groups and state agencies continued Thursday with the state’s education agencies. ...
Medicaid: Where is the money going?
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- A separate Medicaid Committee was allowed for the first time by the State Senate in January, and they have the nearly impossible task...
How to get the most bang for your buck out of the bank
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss. – Are you paying attention to extra fees and charges your bank adds to your account? If not, here’s a few tips to...
Department of Mental Health spending under scrutiny
JACKSON, MISS– The spending habits of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health were under scrutiny during budget hearings at the state capitol on Tuesday. ...
Mississippi awarded grant money for Tupelo Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced Friday nearly $950,000 in federal grant funding for Tupelo Regional Airport improvements....
Better Business Bureau gives students tips to protect their identity
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- College students are headed back to campus and they’re going with a target on their back—a target for scammers. The Better Business Bureau...
State Auditor releases annual report of Legislative appropriations, expenses
JACKSON, MISS– State Auditor Stacey Pickering has released the annual State of Mississippi Expenses and Appropriations of the Mississippi Legislature for the 2016 regular legislative...
Money coming to Mississippi airports from FAA
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., reported Friday that 19 Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from $20.3 million in Federal...