More agencies line up to ask for more money from Mississippi legislative budget writers
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee is holding public hearings this week to start planning for fiscal 2016, and MDA is one of several state agencies requesting additional money. The House and Senate will adopt a final spending plan by early April, if they stay on schedule.
The state Supreme Court, public defenders’ office, office of capital post-conviction counsel and Commission on Judicial Performance each requested more money Wednesday.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. said Supreme Court staff attorneys are paid less than attorneys who work for the Legislature or the attorney general’s office. He is requesting money for raises. About 20 percent of the court’s staff attorneys leave for other jobs each year, Waller said.
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10/1/14
Magnolia Tribune
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