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Interior Department cuts federal mineral payments

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:35:51 +0000

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 [...]

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Bureau’s budget cuts cast shadow on prison project

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:27:12 +0000

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, [...]

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Officials vow flights will continue even if funding is cut

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:04:17 +0000

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, [...]

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FAA spending cuts has airport towers closing next month

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:42:59 +0000

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 [...]

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Cities going in different directions on public transit system

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:34:36 +0000

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 [...]

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Airport control towers facing shutdown from budget cuts

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:48:14 +0000

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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