Budget writers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly less money to spend during the coming year than they did in the current one. Top members of the House and Senate met Friday and set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion for the year that begins July 1. That is a decrease of 1% from the current year.
Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann , left, confers with Mississippi Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, during floor debate on general bills, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, signals approval to a legislator during floor action in the House of Representatives chamber, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss.
The estimate is experts’ best guess of how much money the state will collect, based on economic trends including employment rates and consumer spending patterns. under a law that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed in 2022. In his budget proposal released in February, Reeves said he wants toMississippi capital to revamp how it notifies next of kin about deaths with Justice Department helpEller wins Republican runoff in Mississippi 2nd District, will face Democratic Rep. Thompson
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