by Associated Press Published: March 28,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, budget cut, federal government, mine, miner, mineral, mineral payment, mining, raw material
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 35 states by about $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced this week that his state faces the biggest cut — at least $53 million over [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 15,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, budget cut, crime, funding, illegal immigrant, Illegal immigration, incarcerate, incarceration, jail, law enforcement, prison
GREENWOOD — Budget cuts at the Bureau of Prisons have put choosing a location for a 1,600-bed minimum-security prison for illegal immigrants on the back burner, according to Mississippi corrections officials. Management and Training Corporation, based in Centerville, Utah, submitted a bid to the federal government last summer to use the former Delta Correctional Facility, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2013
Tags: air traffic, air travel, airline, airport, appropriation, budget cut, commercial flight, control tower, federal asgency, transportation, travel
COLUMBUS — Officials with the Golden Triangle Regional Airport say commercial flights will continue despite the possibility of federal funding for the airports’ air traffic control tower being cut. The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week it would be shutting off staff funding for seven air traffic control towers in the state and 180 nation-wide, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2013
Tags: air travel, airport tower, appropriation, ar traffic control, aviation, budget cut, Closing, federal agency, transportation, travel
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Seven air traffic control towers in Mississippi are among 173 scheduled to be closed nationwide in early April, as the Federal Aviation Administration shuts off funding for those services. The shutdowns are part of the FAA’s move to reduce spending by $600 million under automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration. They [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2013
Tags: budget, budget cut, community development, downtown, fire, firing, fund, funding, higher education, layoff, postsecondary education, public transit, public transportation, public university, retail, schedule, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, visitor
STARKVILLE and VICKSBURG — One city is preparing to open a new public transportation system while another city is struggling to keep its system running. A proposed public transportation system linking the entire Starkville community is on track and should help lower traffic congestion, aid economic development efforts and strengthen the bond between Starkville and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2013
Tags: air travel, airport, appropriation, aviation, budget, budget cut, control tower, convention, federal government, meeting, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Automatic federal budget cuts could shut down control towers at as many as seven Mississippi airports. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned of the closing of 100 airport towers at airports that have 150,000 flights or fewer each year if automatic federal spending cuts take effect March 1. The Federal Aviation Administration [...] [...]
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