by Associated Press Published: March 14,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, cut, funding, health, health care, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, mental health, mentally ill
JACKSON — Several Mississippi House members say they want budget writers to restore more than $6 million that could be cut from the Department of Mental Health for the coming year. The House and Senate face an early April deadline to agree on a $5.5 billion spending plan for all of state government. Fiscal 2014 [...] [...]
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: July 19,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, budget cuts, city, cut, economy, funding, funds, municipal government, municipality, property tax, recession, Sales Tax, tax, tax collections
GULFPORT — Gulfport city officials are being told they are going to have to make millions of dollars in spending cuts. Gulfport is on track to end this fiscal year with a $1 million deficit that could climb to $4 million in 2013, finance director Mike Necaise said. The problems include revenue shortfalls and increased [...] [...]