by Associated Press Published: January 7,2013
Tags: appropriation, borrow, budget, city, emergency, energy, finaces, fund, government, loan, municipal, municipality, natural gas, property, tax
OLIVE BRANCH — Olive Branch officials will borrow $1 million from the city’s natural gas fund to meet financial obligations. Mayor Sam Rikard tells the Commercial Appeal the funds would be repaid with interest once property tax collections come in. It’s not uncommon for cities to take out tax anticipation loans. Officials may borrow from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: arena, budget, city, community development, concert, county, entertainment, government, municipal, municipality, tourism, tourism board, tourist, vacation, visitor
CORINTH — Corinth and Alcorn County officials have fired members of the local tourism board. The action came yesterday in a joint meeting of supervisors and city aldermen. It apparently resulted from the failure of the tourism board to follow line items placed in its budget by the city and county. In particular, officials were [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 2,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, federal government, fiscal cliff, lawmaker, legislative, party, political, politican, Politics, spending, vote
WASHINGTON — All three Republicans in Mississippi’s House delegation voted against legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, while the state’s only Democrat representative voted for it. Republican U.S. Reps. Gregg Harper, Alan Nunnelee and Steven Palazzo cast no votes, while Democrat Bennie Thompson voted for the legislation that passed 257-167. Nunnelee said in a statement [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, city, county, cut, education, funding, government, money, public education, public school, school, school district
NATCHEZ — By this time next year, the Natchez-Adams County School District could be in desperate need of money and have nowhere easy from which to obtain it. As a result, school officials said the district must begin looking at extensive cuts to personnel and a better budgeting plan. The Natchez Democrat reports the board [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 14,2012
Tags: aerospace, agency, appropriation, association, budget, cut, defense, employment, federal, funding, government, job, space exploration, Weather, work, worker
HANCOCK COUNTY — As negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff heat up, little attention has been paid to the impact that mandatory budget cuts would have on the nation’s civil space program and our ability to accurately forecast dangerous storms, according to a release from the Aerospace Industries Association. A new economic impact analysis concludes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2012
Tags: appropriation, bill, budget, education, elected official, funding, government, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, public education, public official, school, state
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are doing homework before the 2013 session. The House and Senate education committees met together yesterday at the Capitol to discuss elementary-school reading skills, teacher evaluations and charter schools. House Education Chairman John Moore, R-Brandon, said no bills have been filed, but the meeting provided a glimpse of what lawmakers might [...] [...]
JACKSON — Top Mississippi lawmakers are recommending most parts of education, from kindergarten through college, receive the same amount of state funding next year as this year. House and Senate leaders today released their proposed $5.5-billion budget for fiscal 2014, which begins July 1. It recommends spending slightly less state money, overall, than in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2012
Tags: agency, appropriation, budget, community development, economic development, funding, government, state, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
JACKSON — Tourism officials will ask lawmakers for more money next year to boost Mississippi’s advertising efforts. The Natchez Democrat reports tourism in Mississippi produces $390 million annually, approximately 8.1 percent of the state general fund. For every dollar spent in advertising for Mississippi tourism, the state receives five in return, said Sandy Bynum, bureau [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2012
Tags: appropriation, board, budget, committee, construction, education, fee, higher education, public university, state government
OXFORD and STARKVILLE — Mississippi’s two largest universities are likely to win approval to impose a $50-a-semester fee on their students. Members of a College Board committee unanimously approved the proposals yesterday from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. The full board is scheduled to vote on the fee today. Leaders of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, economy, financing, funding, goverment, governor, money, proposal, state
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is proposing that most state agencies take a 1.5 percent budget cut during fiscal 2014, which begins next July 1. Republican Bryant released his $5.8-billion spending plan yesterday at the Capitol. It’s 2.3 percent larger than the current year’s budget of nearly $5.7 billion. Legislative leaders release their own fiscal [...] [...]
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