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June 19, 2007

State budget: Stable spending to be preferred

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/19/7 That Mississippi is reporting receiving $10 million more in revenue than projected for the fiscal year ending June 30 is certainly good news. The question for some lawmakers will be whether to spend the surplus now, or budget it for next year. Gov. Haley Barbour has been resistant to calling a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 19, 2007

Mississippi Development Authority questioning expenses Md. company paid for travel

The Clarion-Ledger, 6/19/7 Airfare for employees’ significant others, limousine rental agency services and last-minute plane tickets topping $1,400 are among taxpayer-funded items purchased by the Maryland-based company hired to manage a Hurricane Katrina grant program. But some expenses charged by Reznick Group of Bethesda, Md., are getting more attention than others from the Mississippi Development…