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December 12, 2016

Bryant, Reeves, Gunn look to limiting civil service protection

Governor, legislative leaders look to limit civil service protection Both legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Bryant are proposing to limit Mississippi’s civil service protection, which has been a hallmark of most state governments for more than a century. The civil service system was established to prevent elected political leaders from firing and replacing government employees…
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December 12, 2016

CRAWFORD questions if out-of-state university student growth good for state, budget

BILL CRAWFORD: Is out-of-state student growth good for taxpayers? As universities demand higher appropriations from the Legislature and more bond money for new buildings, are legislators aware much of this will go to fund out-of-state student growth? In 2013, IHL adopted a new formula for allocating state appropriations. The formula, driven significantly by student credit…