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December 3, 2008

Budget’s first draft cuts deep

The Sun Herald, 12/3/8 Lawmakers say their first draft of a Mississippi budget is more austere than one offered by Gov. Haley Barbour. But they also say the proposals to divvy up taxpayers’ dollars could change significantly before legislators merge their ideas with the governor’s and approve a final spending plan. Like their counterparts across…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 3, 2008

Freezing raises, jobs part of state budget proposals

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/3/8 Thousands of vacant jobs in state government will be frozen. State employees won’t get raises. But public education’s major funding source will be spared. These are a few of the recommendations of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who agreed Tuesday on budget proposals for Mississippi’s next fiscal year. Their suggestions will be…