December 7, 2009
Mississippi
JACKSON – As legislators and Gov. Haley Barbour prepare to pass a budget during the 2010 legislative session, federal stimulus funds will be running out.
Barbour has projected that he and legislators will have to deal with a $715 million shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
And he has estimated that the shortfall [...]
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December 2, 2009
Mississippi
A lawmaker expects the governor to announce new budget cuts in the coming days to make up for lost revenue.
The state received about $25 million less than projected in November, according to data released Tuesday by the governor’s office. The state is $136.6 million, or 7.4 percent, short of projected revenue in the first five [...]
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