by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, budget, county, fund, funding, government, levy, public official, supervisor, tax, tax base, tax collection, tax revenue, taxpayer
MADISON COUNTY — For the second time this month, The Clarion-Ledger reports Madison County supervisors approved a tax increase to fund next year’s budget, despite protests from residents who urged officials to live within their means. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in a special meeting yesterday to approve an increase in the tax levy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 22,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, college, education, fund, funding, higher education, revenue collection, state budget, state government, tax, tax revenue, university
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s eight public universities want an additional $72.4 million in budget year that starts in July 2014. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds told the College Board the schools need money to increase faculty salaries and cover pension contributions. State money to universities will fall $32 million to $670 million in the 2013 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 19,2012
Tags: budget, budget proposal, education, elementary education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, kindergarten, millage, school, school board, scvhool district, secondary education, tax, tax increase, tax revenue
PURVIS — The Lamar County School District is asking for a millage increase to balance its budget for the 2012-13 school year. The Hattiesburg American reports Superintendent Ben Burnett and district CFO Jennifer Hession presented the proposed budget to the Lamar County School Board yesterday. The school district’s proposed budget is $77.8 million, up from [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 27,2011
Tags: tax revenue
The fight over ad valorem tax revenue in Pascagoula and Jackson County could come full circle next legislative session if the Mississippi Supreme Court rules against the Pascagoula School District. The court heard oral arguments June 13 in a dispute between the school district and the county over the distribution of ad valorem tax revenue [...] [...]
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