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June 3, 2009

SALTER – Will health care be cheaper without the hospital tax?

Will health care be cheaper without the hospital tax? Few public policy initiatives in Mississippi have generated more heated arguments than the so-called “hospital tax” or provider assessment as a means to fund Medicaid – the federal-state program that provides health care for the poor, the blind, the disabled and children. Gov. Haley Barbour has…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 3, 2009

Budget limbo puts Miss. schools in difficult spot

Budget limbo puts Miss. schools in difficult spot Mississippi school administrators are increasingly frustrated because lawmakers can’t agree on a state budget for the year that begins July 1. Until the state spending plan is complete, local school boards can’t finish deciding how to allocate money for everything from teacher contracts to extracurricular activities. AP…