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DAY 4 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Department of Education Asks for $300.3 Million Above Last Year
September 23rd, 2011
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) made their Fiscal Year […]
DAY 4 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Recession Has Impacted the Public Employees Retirement System, Potentially Affecting Resources Available for Retirement
September 23rd, 2011
The final day of budget hearings began with the Public […]
DAY 3 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Human Services: Budget Shortfalls Lead to Long Wait Lists
September 23rd, 2011
The Mississippi Department of Human Services presented its budget request […]
DAY 3 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Department of Health: Poverty and Low Health Outcomes Related; Targeted Investments Work
September 22nd, 2011
During yesterday’s budget hearing, the Mississippi Department of Health provided […]
DAY 2 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: State’s Fragile Economic Recovery is Slowing, State Economist Reports
September 21st, 2011
Tuesday at the Joint Legislative Budget Committee budget hearings, the […]
DAY 2 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Medicaid Changes on the Horizon
September 20th, 2011
Yesterday, the Mississippi Department of Medicaid shared its budget request […]
DAY 1 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Many State Workers Earn Wages Below Self-Sufficiency Levels
September 20th, 2011
Yesterday, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget hearings commenced with […]
DAY 1 OF BUDGET HEARINGS: Concerns About University System Funding
September 20th, 2011
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) held day 1 of […]
FY 2013 Budget Process Kicks Off Next Week With Budget Hearings
September 15th, 2011
The first major event in the budget process that will […]
Part 2: The Lost Decade: More Mississippians Lack Health Insurance
September 14th, 2011
Yesterday, I wrote about the recently released United States Census […]