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February 14, 2008

Senate approves deficit bill

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/14/8 Senators on Wednesday approved a bill that would put the state prison system in the black for the current year but leave 15 Community Mental Health Centers still in need. Also, Senate Bill 3051 covers less than a third of Medicaid’s $90 million money shortage, setting the stage for a battle in…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 14, 2008

Legislators Trying To Get Current State Budget In Shape

WLOX, 2/13/8 Mississippi lawmakers are taking steps to plug holes in the current state budget for Medicaid, community mental health centers and several other programs. Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, told the Senate that any dollar spent in the current year, which ends June 30, is a dollar that will not be available for the…