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April 11, 2017

Special #msleg session looms, agenda still uncertain outside of necessary budget items

Special session agenda still undecided Everyone agrees that Gov. Phil Bryant will call a special session before July 1 to take up three appropriations bills that died during the just-completed 2017 regular session. But could a lottery also be on the agenda when the Republican governor calls the special session? Clay Chandler, a spokesman for…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 11, 2017

Meridian officials meet with local lawmakers on budget impact

COG: State budget cuts could trickle down Local legislative leaders met Monday to discuss how the decreased revenue collected by the state of Mississippi could affect things here at home. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant recently had to make another round of state budget cuts. One of the main topics of discussion for the Council of…