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January 22, 2016

Reeves, Gunn to add new committees in Senate, House

POLITICAL LEDGER: Committee changes; chairs to be named Reeves has announced the Senate is creating a separate Medicaid Committee. Previously, the Public Health and Welfare Committee handled most state Medicaid issues. The House has had a separate Medicaid Committee for years. Gunn said Thursday that he is creating three new commitees: the Drug Policy, General…
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January 21, 2016

State Rep. Busby promotes MAEP funding calculation changes to reflect A and/or B districts

Proposed MAEP Changes Could Mean Less Money For Schools But there’s a push this legislative session to change the funding formula. Instead of calculating “base student cost” using “C” districts, officials would like to use A, B, or A and B districts as the standard. Republican Representative Charles Busby of Pascagoula is among the lawmakers…