Billy Hewes says Mississippi mental health $50 million spending request ‘eye-popping’

Billy Hewes says Mississippi mental health $50 million spending request ‘eye-popping’

Mississippi agency directors were told to keep budget requests modest in a tight economy, but state mental health director Ed LeGrand has requested an extra $50 million for next year.
That would be a 25 percent increase in the agency’s funding, and the request Tuesday drew a mild rebuke from one of the legislative money handlers.
“That number would be eye-popping even in good times,” said Sen. Billy Hewes III, R-Gulfport.

AP
9/23/9