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Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 April 2011 02:01 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 5 April 2011 02:00
From SunHerald.com:
Mississippi lawmakers on Monday easily passed dozens of bills that make up the state’s $5.5 billion budget for the year that begins July 1.
The bills cover everything from public schools to mental health to prisons. Money is tight because the pace of economic recovery is uncertain. Many programs – including elementary and secondary education – will receive roughly the same amount of money as this year.
The budget has no pay raises for state employees. It does not increase or decrease taxes.
There was little discussion about details of the budget in either chamber Monday because most of the tough decisions were made last week by a small group of negotiators.
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