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June 20, 2009

Dueling Budget Pressers – Medicaid seeks lifeline, Officials ask providers to continue giving care

Medicaid seeks budget lifeline, Officials ask providers to continue giving patients care A budget shortfall is prompting Medicaid to stop paying providers as the current fiscal year winds down, and the leader of a doctors’ group warns services could be affected if a state budget isn’t quickly adopted. But Gov. Haley Barbour and his political…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 20, 2009

Barbour adds ‘new dynamic’ to difficult budget talks

Barbour adds ‘new dynamic’ to difficult budget talks Gov. Haley Barbour was back for less than 24 hours from his economic development trip to Paris before he added a new obstacle Friday for House and Senate budget negotiators. Previously, Barbour had said he would call a special session for the full Legislature to take up…