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February 24, 2017

Medicaid formula change results in UMMC cuts, possible layoffs

UMMC faces unexpected $35M cut, possible layoffs Employees at the University of Mississippi Medical Center face possible layoffs after the teaching hospital received an unexpected $35 million reduction in Medicaid funding. That reduction came after state lawmakers had already sliced $8.2 million from the budget of the medical center — a $1.6 billion operation that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 24, 2017

Gov. Bryant wants #msleg to make lat-session push to enact a state lottery

Bryant wants renewed push for lottery Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that he wants legislators to make a late-session push to enact a lottery that might generate tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue. “When you’re looking at some of the challenges that we’re having and you see a revenue bill that would…