Citing Hurricane Katrina concerns, six South Mississippi Democrats said in a statement they oppose Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to spend $25 million in Katrina savings for road improvements in north Mississippi.
Since a rules change allowed the state to avoid paying millions to match federal spending on Katrina rebuilding projects, Barbour wants to use about $108 million of $268 million that had been socked away to replenish the “rainy day” fund and to make $25 million in improvements that would benefit a Toyota plant in Lee County.
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