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January 17, 2014

Wicker: Spending Bill averts government shutdown

Wicker: Spending Bill averts government shutdown WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today voted in favor of a bill to fund the federal government for FY2014. The measure halts new spending for Obamacare, ensures the nation’s troops receive their paychecks, and enacts the lowest spending levels since…
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January 17, 2014

Treasurer Lynn Fitch says Mississippi bond debt dipping slightly

Treasurer Lynn Fitch says Mississippi bond debt dipping slightly State Treasurer Lynn Fitch told lawmakers Thursday that she expects Mississippi’s bond debt to drop back below $4 billion by the end of the current budget year, for the first time since 2011. She said that’s good because bond rating agencies want to know that the…