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September 20, 2013

Miss. Department of Public Safety budget hearing contentious

Miss. Department of Public Safety budget hearing contentious Key lawmakers grew frustrated Wednesday while questioning the Department of Public Safety on how it’s been spending money and why it’s requesting a $32 million, or 46 percent, state budget increase for next year. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said it appears extra money the Legislature gave the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 20, 2013

Economist: Mississippi’s growth inches past nation’s

Economist: Mississippi’s growth inches past nation’s Mississippi’s economy is outpacing the national economy, although both are growing at a relatively slow rate, an expert told lawmakers Thursday. State economist Darrin Webb told the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that Mississippi had 1.9 percent growth in its gross domestic product in the first half of 2013 and…