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August 15, 2016

Fitch, Moody’s lowers Mississippi’s credit rating

Agencies lower state’s credit rating, outlook Fitch Ratings has downgraded Mississippi’s credit rating on $4 billion in outstanding debt, and Moody’s Investor Services has lowered the state’s credit outlook to negative, moves that could cost taxpayers when the state refinances debt or borrows if not addressed. Fitch downgraded Mississippi’s rating on $4 billion in outstanding…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 15, 2016

AP: DOJ has sued about a dozen states over mental health services

Analysis: Mental health suit long time coming When the U.S. Justice Department sued Mississippi last week over adult mental health services, it might as well have delivered the legal papers with a neon yellow sticky note saying: We told you this was coming. The Justice Department has sued about a dozen states over the way…