by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: budget, Coast, economy, retail, revenue, sales, state government, tax, tax collection, transaction, Treasury
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — July sales were up in most cities across South Mississippi and topped $1 million for the third straight month in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports Mayor A.J. Holloway attributed the increases to the opening of the new Walmart Supercenter, Margaritaville Casino and Sharkheads souvenir shop since spring. The August report released [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: appropriation, college, education, fund, funding, learn, learning, revenue. higher learning, state budget, tax collection, teach, teaching, university
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning have asked lawmakers for $72.4 million more for the fiscal year that begins next July 1. “We’ve made a lot of cuts. We have consolidated programs. Now we have hit a wall,” higher education commissioner Hanks Bounds told members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee yesterday. Bounds [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 18,2012
Tags: cost of living, economist, economy, employee, employment, job, recession, stater revenue, tax, tax collection, work, worker
JACKSON — State economist Darrin Webb says Mississippi probably slipped into recession between April and June during the 2nd quarter of 2012. Because of weak jobs numbers and other factors, he expects it to remain there in the 3rd quarter, which ends this month. But he said it could improve in the final three months [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 28,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, county, funding, government, revenue, tax, tax collection, tax increase, tax rate, taxpayer
NATCHEZ — If the Adams County Board of Supervisors approves its proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, taxpayers could see their taxes go up ever so slightly. While the budget currently being considered by the supervisors kept the county millage for 2012-2013 at the same rate as the current year, the Natchez-Adams County School District’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: appeal, ban, bench, church, city, community development, courts, decision, downtown, judge, judicial, judiciary, municipal government, municipality, property, real estate, religion, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
HOLLY SPRINGS — A tiny Mississippi congregation is fighting a city’s attempt to ban churches from the town square, a move that the pastor said is aimed at preventing the church from taking up valuable space for shops and other businesses. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case Wednesday. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: board, education, educator, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, learning, property tax, public education, school, tax, tax collection, tax rate, taxpayer, teacher, teaching
NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams School District Board of Trustees has approved a resolution for an increase in ad valorem tax funding of $565,000, which will be given to the Adams County Board of Supervisors to be converted into a millage. The Natchez Democrat reports the funding was included in the district’s $39.8 budget for the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: appropriation, board of supervisors, budget, county, county government, proposed, public hearing, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
HERNANDO — The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors has set Sept. 4 for a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2013 $102 million county budget. The proposal calls for a 3 percent raise for county employees and no millage rate increase. The Commercial Appeal reports supervisors discussed the proposed budget during a lengthy meeting that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, city, mayor, municipal government, municipality, proposed, spending, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
JACKSON — Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.’s proposed budget won’t raise taxes or utility rates on residents in 2013, but promises a 50 percent increase in spending on projects that target the city’s crumbling infrastructure. If the Jackson City Council adopts the mayor’s recommendation, The Clarion-Ledger reports there will be no raises for city employees [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 20,2012
Tags: city, municipal government, municipality, tax, tax collection, taxpayer, tourism, tourist, traveler, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor
OXFORD —Tourism-related taxes hit an all-time high in April in the city of Oxford. Figures presented at a recent Oxford Tourism Council meeting showed the hotel and motel tax for April 2012 climbed 27 percent compared to the month of April in 2011 with $22,838 in taxes collected. April tends to be one of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 19,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, city, funding, funds, municipal govewrnment, municipality, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
OCEAN SPRINGS — Auditors have told Ocean Springs to avoid — if they can — dipping in cash reserves in preparing a new city budget. City leaders borrowed $1.7 million from the city’s reserves last year, leaving $822,000. Auditors told the board of aldermen that good financial practices recommend a reserves balance of $2.7 million [...] [...]
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