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Barbour sticks to Medicaid objection
NEMS Daily Journal, June 24, 2009
Bryan said the Medicaid agreement the House and Senate worked out is so close to what the governor wants “one wonders how he can keep from going out and declaring victory.”
NPM tax is a sop to Altria, Big Tobacco
Clarion Ledger, June 22, 2009
But discussions of another cigarette tax hike this year - this time just on the tobacco manufacturing companies or “non-participating manufacturers,” or NPMs, that weren’t a party to the state’s tobacco settlement - should come with a giant asterisk.
$5B budget deal reached
Clarion Ledger, June 22, 2009
Key leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate compromised late Sunday on a nearly $5 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year, but it’s not known whether Gov. Haley Barbour will agree to the plan before the year begins July 1.
Mississippi targeting high infant mortality
Clarion Ledger, June 22, 2009
State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson said infant mortality exacts a huge cost on Mississippi, taking the lives of more than 800 babies each year.
Budget fallout could taint all state officials
Clarion Ledger, June 11, 2009
Car-tag costs, salaries for teachers and state workers, funding for Medicaid and other government functions hang in the balance as the bickering over spending continues.
EDITORIAL: High stakes
NEMS Daily Journal, June 5, 2009
In the Senate, a deal crafted by senators was offered to the House, then withdrawn when the governor said no.
Regular session ends with no budget
Daily Journal, June 4, 2009
“It is my understanding the Senate offered a proposal and the House accepted it,” Flaggs said. “But then the Senate leaders took that offer to the governor and he rejected it. The Senate then reneged on its offer. “That leads me to believe the governor wants a special session because of his unwillingness to compromise.”
Budget Negotiations Put Medicaid at Risk
Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Let you legislator know that the state cannot afford to play political games that put jobs, education and general welfare of Mississippians at risk.
Call Your Legislator Now at (601) 359-3770
Still no resolution on budget
Clarion Ledger, May 27, 2009
The main sticking point is a plan supported by Gov. Haley Barbour and Senate Republicans to reserve $60 million in federal stimulus funds to protect the state against possible lower revenues in future years. House Democrats are requesting federal help to determine whether stimulus funds can legally be reserved.
Nunnelee using his power in budgeting process
Bobby Harrison-Capitol Blog, May 19, 2009
Nunnelee also has said he supports a hospital tax increase as close to the $90-million hike proposed by him and Gov. Haley Barbour as he can get. The full Senate essentially voted for no tax increase on hospitals. And Nunnelee, using his power as Appropriations Committee chair, killed a bill that would have re-authorized the Division of Medicaid.