Bryant’s budget proposal calls for spending cuts, more rainy day money
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
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JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant proposed yesterday to cut state spending by $26 million to $5.49 billion in 2013 while also insisting on building $100 million in state reserves. The newly inaugurated Republican summarized his first budget as a “lot of cuts,” saying he won’t raise taxes and that state revenues have yet to recover [...] [...]
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