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May 3, 2016

Mississippi Dept. of Health sees layoffs, loss of matching federal funds

Tax cuts lead to budget cuts, layoffs The Department of Health could lose millions in matching federal dollars if the state money is not there. “It is almost a $4 million decrease and so that will require us to send some people home. There will be things we don’t do anymore, and there are things…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 3, 2016

State museums receive millions as completion nears

Millions allocated to help complete Civil Rights and history museums JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Progress continues on the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History under construction in downtown Jackson. Lawmakers passed a bill this year allocating about $16.6 million to complete exhibits and furnish the buildings. Professional exhibit builders…