Mississippi Business Journal » deficit http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Coast city officials wrestle with $600K budget deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/coast-city-officials-wrestle-with-600k-budget-deficit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-city-officials-wrestle-with-600k-budget-deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/coast-city-officials-wrestle-with-600k-budget-deficit/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:08:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=54432 OCEAN SPRINGS — The city of Ocean Springs is looking at possible fee increase or reductions in spending to address a projected $600,000 deficit in next year’s budget. The Mississippi Press reports City Clerk Shelly Ferguson outlined alternatives for the board of aldermen this week. The board asked Ferguson to come back in April with [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/coast-city-officials-wrestle-with-600k-budget-deficit/feed/ 0 County supervisors wrestling with $1.4M deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/county-supervisors-wrestling-with-1-4m-deficit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-supervisors-wrestling-with-1-4m-deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/county-supervisors-wrestling-with-1-4m-deficit/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:33:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50412 MADISON COUNTY — Madison County supervisors are facing a projected $1.4 million deficit. The Clarion-Ledger reports the potential shortfall is not tied to the county’s general operating fund. President John Bell Crosby says the deficit is directly related to road projects in one form or another. The amount of the deficit is tied to what [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/09/county-supervisors-wrestling-with-1-4m-deficit/feed/ 0 Delta Council joins letter to President about deficit reductions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/15/delta-council-joins-letter-to-president-about-deficit-reductions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-council-joins-letter-to-president-about-deficit-reductions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/15/delta-council-joins-letter-to-president-about-deficit-reductions/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:08:23 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=42504 STONEVILLE — Delta Council was a co-signer, along with other national and regional commodity organizations, on a letter to President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker of the House Boehner expressing strong opposition to any deficit reduction package that would disproportionately impact American agriculture and rural communities. “We are deeply concerned about any requirements that [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/15/delta-council-joins-letter-to-president-about-deficit-reductions/feed/ 0 Government to report on $1 trillion-plus deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/15/government-to-report-on-1-trillion-plus-deficit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-to-report-on-1-trillion-plus-deficit http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/15/government-to-report-on-1-trillion-plus-deficit/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:22:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=31946 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is set to report Friday that the federal budget deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the second straight year, providing critics of government spending with fresh ammunition ahead of the midterm congressional elections. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that the deficit for the 2010 budget year that ended Sept. 30 [...]

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