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March 22, 2017

#msleg sends Gov. Bryant bill establishing faith-based advisory council

Lawmakers pass plan for faith-based advisory council Lawmakers have given final passage to a plan sought by Gov. Phil Bryant to set up an advisory council on faith-based initiatives. Senators approved changes made by the House to Senate Bill 2514 Tuesday. It creates the framework for the council, which Bryant requested in his State of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 22, 2017

White House budget recommendation could impact small airports in Mississippi through cut of EAS program

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.…