Dems offer alternative plan for Miss. 2016 budget
JACKSON, MISS. — Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature are offering their own budget proposal that they say would pump more money into education.
Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory and Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson released the plan Thursday, two days after the Republican-led Joint Legislative Budget Committee released its spending proposal. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant last month unveiled his spending recommendations for fiscal 2016, which begins July 1…
…Bryan said the Democrats propose fully funding $40 million for the second year of a teacher pay raise, while the $32 million proposed by the Budget Committee would fall short. Brown said Democrats were surprised by “the lack of focus on education” in the Budget Committee’s blueprint.
“The statement from the leaders of that committee was that education was a priority,” Brown said during a news conference at the Capitol. “Well, you certainly couldn’t tell that from looking at their budget recommendation.”
Sunherald
12/11/14
Magnolia Tribune
