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November 17, 2009

CL – Budget: Barbour cuts broad and deep

CL – Budget: Barbour cuts broad and deep Gov. Haley Barbour didn’t just present his annual executive budget Monday: He proposed remaking state government with what he termed “very significant, major, dramatic ways to reduce spending.” What I propose is to change the way we do a lot of things,” he said. That might be…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 17, 2009

HA – Will lawmakers OK school mergers?

HA – Will lawmakers OK school mergers? In something of a surprise, Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday unveiled his budget recommendations that includes merging some of Mississippi’s eight public universities. Barbour said Mississippi University for Women should become part of Mississippi State University and Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State should be merged with Jackson…