by MBJ Staff Published: March 30,2012
Tags: agriculture, appropriations, aquaculture, bill, budget, catfish, diplomacy, federal agency, federal government, fish, food, food safety, funding, imports, inspections, international trade, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, Politics, Senator
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) yesterday again stressed to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack the importance to U.S. food safety and the economy of implementing a program to more thoroughly inspect imported catfish. Cochran addressed the issue at Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FY2013 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, federal agency, federal government, funding, legislative, legislators, research, senators, space, space exploration, technology
HANCOCK COUNTY — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed his readiness to work with his Senate colleagues and NASA officials to advance the new Space Launch System and the heavy-lift rocket engine tests the program will require. At a hearing this week to review the FY2013 budget request for NASA, Cochran encouraged NASA administrator Charles [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: courts, drugs, federal government, fraud, funding, manufacturing, marketing, medicine, pharmaceuticals, settlement
MADISON — A Mississippi-based pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve civil allegations that the manufacturer falsely marketed skin products to receive government funding. U.S. Attorney John M. Bales said yesterday Cypress Pharmaceutical Inc., a subsidiary and CEO Max Draughn will pay $1.6 million to the military’s TRICARE program and $1.2 million [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed strong concerns about funding recommendations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its “lack of emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico.” At a hearing to review FY2013 budget requests for the Department of Commerce, Cochran challenged recommendations to terminate NOAA research programs [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2012
Tags: appropriations, bill, budget, funding, funds, law, lawmakers, legislative, legislators, Legislature, state budget, state government, taxes, taxpayers
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators are starting to pass the first versions of budget bills for the year that begins July 1, but much of what they’re approving now is likely to change during the next several weeks. The House and Senate face a late-April deadline to allocate money for everything from schools to prisons. Top [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 21,2012
Tags: appropriations, bill, budget, colleges, Community Colleges, education, funding, funds, higher education, junior colleges, law, lawmaker, legislative, Legislature, state budget, state government, universitires
JACKSON — About 100 community college students, teachers and administrators gathered at the state Capitol yesterday to ask Mississippi legislators for more money to meet the needs of a student population that has grown as the economy has struggled. Wearing green t-shirts that played off the “Survivor” TV show logo, students enrolled in some of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 6,2012
Tags: arts, commercial development, commercial property, Commercial Real Estate, community development, construction, cultural tourism, economic development, entertainment, financing, funding, Heritage, historic, histoy, loan, music, nightclubs, real estate, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
JACKSON — Developers of the Farish Street Entertainment District have taken the first step toward securing money needed to finish construction on the first block of the $100 million project in downtown Jackson. Yesterday, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority approved a non-binding agreement with Farish Street Group for a $10.2 million loan. As collateral, developers would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget cuts, education, elementary education, funding, funds, money, school districts, schools, secondary education, students, teach, teachers, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Gov. Phil Bryant wants to cut funding to local public schools in grades kindergarten through 12 by 3.7 percent, an amount equal to almost $150 per student. He wants the districts to make up the reductions by tapping their reserve savings. The state’s 152 districts had more than $450 million in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, education, educators, elementary education, funding, funds, money, school districts, schools, secondary education, state budget, state government, students, teachers, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — At least 18 of 152 Mississippi school districts might not have enough money to cover a cut in state funding, an Associated Press analysis finds. Those districts could be forced to borrow money, cut services or raise taxes to make up the difference. That includes districts considered poor, such as Shaw in [...] [...]
MERIDIAN — Meridian’s transmit system has shut down leaving the city scurrying to meet the needs of people who relied on the buses to get around. Kirk Thompson, executive adviser to Mayor Cheri Barry, said the city hopes to get some bus service in Meridian. Meridian Transit System board president Bo Hawkins said the decision [...] [...]
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