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April 5, 2017

Legislative rule directs Financial Aid office to no longer award aid from more than one state grant program per student

Legislative rule cuts state college grants for thousands Lawmakers have directed the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid to no longer award aid from more than one state grant program per undergraduate student. The state has five grant programs: the Mississippi Tuition Grant (MTAG), the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG), the Higher Education Legislative Plan…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 5, 2017

State revenue collections exceed estimate for March #msleg

State finally has good month of collections State revenue collections, which have been sluggish for more than a year, spiked in March even as the Legislature was ending the 2017 session by making major budget cuts because of those ongoing revenue woes. Collections for the month of March were $52.4 million or 12.5 percent above…