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February 25, 2016

State economist tells Legislators revised budget estimate is down $21 million

State revenue $21 million below estimate The state’s revised revenue estimate is down $21 million, but state economist Darrin Webb told lawmakers Wednesday he believes the state will make up the deficit. Last fiscal year, the state missed revenue estimates by $30 million and for the current fiscal year, the estimate was reduced by $65…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 25, 2016

Mississippi Medicaid program needs a $52 million injection by June 30

Mississippi faces $52 million Medicaid budget gap this year The top budget writer in the Mississippi House says the state’s Medicaid program needs another $52 million during the budget year that ends June 30. Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson also says one way to plug that hole, and to cover other deficits, is to use…