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July 1, 2016

Wicker, Cochran, Palazzo Praise $3.1 Billion Contract for Navy Shipbuilding on Mississippi Coast

RELEASE: Wicker, Cochran, Palazzo Praise $3.1 Billion Contract for Navy Shipbuilding on Mississippi Coast Navy Awards $272.4 Million Contract, With Options Valued at $3.1 Billion, for LHA 8 Amphibious Assault Ship, Contract Design Support for LX(R) Class Warship WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., on…
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July 1, 2016

Gov. Bryant needs $63 million to fill budget gap

Just over $63 million needed to cover budget gap JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Budget officials are recommending that Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant withdraw $63.1 million from state savings to cover the FY2016 deficit. Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Chuck McIntosh says the agency’s deputy executive director, Flip Phillips, is making the recommendation to Bryant…