Proposed federal budget cuts could hurt Hattiesburg-Laurel Airport
The Trump Administration is looking to cut subsidies for air service to small, rural airports, including the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport.
The administration’s proposed 2018 fiscal budget would eliminate the decades-old Essential Air Service (EAS) Program…
…The Essential Air Service Program costs taxpayers about $175 million each year.
About 150 communities are served by it, including Hattiesburg-Laurel, Greenville, Meridian and Tupelo.
Heanue believes the program will survive, but it will probably be considered for elimination again next year.
WDAM
3/21/17
About the Author(s)
Magnolia Tribune
This article was produced by Magnolia Tribune staff.
More Like This
More From This Author
Previous Story
Next Story
News
|
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press
•
July 3, 2025
House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage
GOP leaders were up all night and the president himself worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver by their Fourth of July deadline.
