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September 16, 2012- Ricky Nobile

by Ricky Nobile Published: September 14,2012

Tags: Mississippi treasury, state agencies, state budget hearings, Tate Reeves

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State tax collections exceed forecast, but agencies still face budget cuts

by Associated Press Published: June 7,2012

Tags: appropriations, budget, lawmakers, legislators, Legislature, revenues, state agencies, state budget, state government, tax collections, taxes

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi tax collections are up, but lawmakers say state agencies still might face budget cuts during the 2013 session. Because of a sluggish economy, Mississippi still hasn’t recovered from the Great Recession. Tax collections remain below where they were during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2008. The Northeast Mississippi Daily [...] [...]

Senate weighing bill to disallow state agencies from advertising

by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012

Tags: advertising, bids, bills, contracts, lawmakers, laws, legislative branch, Legislature, marketing, promotion, state agencies, state government

JACKSON — A bill pending in the Mississippi Senate seeks to pull the plug on all state agencies’ ability to advertise. State Sen. Merle Flowers, a Republican from Southaven, tells WLBT-TV millions and millions of dollars are going advertising programs all over the state. The bill would prevent state agencies from using radio and television [...] [...]

House passes bill limiting Hood’s power to hire private attorneys

by Associated Press Published: February 14,2012

Tags: attorney general, attorneys, bill, courts, execiutive branch, law, law enforcement, lawyers, legislative branch, Politics, state agencies, state government

JACKSON — Mississippi House Republicans are moving forward with efforts to limit the attorney general’s power to hire private attorneys to file lawsuits for the state. Attorney General Jim Hood is the only Democrat remaining in statewide elected office, and he opposes their efforts. A bill that passed the House Judiciary A Committee yesterday says [...] [...]

MDEQ, DMR to administer oil spill-relief program

by Wally Northway Published: May 7,2010

Tags: disaster assistance, oil spill, state agencies, state government

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) have been asked by Gov. Haley Barbour to administer the $25-million Mississippi British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Response Block Grant Program on behalf of county and municipal governments in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. This program will [...] [...]