January 11, 2010
Mississippi
By Bobby Harrison at Captiol Blog
JACKSON — There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about the authority the governor has to cut the state budget when revenue collections come in lower than projections.
With a few notable exemptions to his cutting authority, the governor can cut any agency up to 5 percent. But he [...]
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January 8, 2010
Mississippi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mississippi officials have rejected a request from AllState Property and Casualty Insurance Co. to more than double insurance rates for 51,000 homes statewide.
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney sent the rejection order Thursday after specialists reviewed the request and found a 65 percent increase was not justified, said Mark Haire, deputy insurance commissioner.
“They filed [...]
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