Topic: Brenda Scott

Miss. lawmakers to focus on balancing budget

AP News - 769 days ago
lawmakers to spend next 90 days crafting budget in sour economy; tough measures possibleBefore the 2010 Mississippi Legislature's Tuesday kickoff, a key lawmaker was already predicting the outcome: Barbour has said he anticipates reducing the budget by another $160 million before ...

Union leader fears job losses under Barbour budget

AP News - 810 days ago
Union leader says Mississippi governor's budget could endanger state employees' livelihoodsUnion leader Brenda Scott worries some current state workers will be shoved into the unemployment line if Mississippi legislators adopt Gov. Haley Barbour's proposed budget.Barbour, a Republican, said this ...