Today the Biloxi City Council passed a municipal budget that begins October 1st. The big news for property owners and businesses in the City of Biloxi is that no city property taxes will be increasing. After some back and forth…
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is cutting $56.8 million from the $5.8 billion state budget to make up for an accounting error. Republican Bryant announced the cuts Wednesday, just over two months into the budget year. He trimmed spending rather than…
Singing River Health System presented the 2017 fiscal year budget earlier today to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. According to CEO Kevin Holland, the health system reduced their operating expenses by about 15 percent while maintaining revenue, causing a…
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves was also on the Coast today. His focus was the general fiscal condition of our state. Lt. Governor Reeves addressed last year’s budget shortfall at a rotary club meeting earlier today at the Ocean Springs Yacht…
Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi’s budget is a mess because the legislature has been cutting taxes to help campaign donors. Hood also says Republican legislative leaders are only letting a few senators and representatives take part in the budget…
The Mississippi House agreed to a plan to fill deficits in the final days of the budget year. Today, the House voted 72-37 to pass Senate Bill 2001 in a special session, but only after hours of debate. The bill…
Today is day two of a special legislative session addressing the state’s budget deficit. State senators passed a bill Tuesday to let Governor Phil Bryant dip further into the state’s financial reserves to plug a hole in the state budget,…
The Mississippi House will convene again tomorrow for a second day of a special session addressing the state's budget deficit. State Senators passed a bill today to let Governor Phil Bryant dip further into the state’s financial reserves to plug…
A special session at our state capitol is happening right now. Lawmakers are addressing significant budget shortfalls, a deficit that could ring to the tune of $75 million. While Republican officials are hoping for a quick session, there’s no guarantee…
State legislators will be making a trip to the Capital tomorrow. Governor Phil Bryant has called a special session to address shortfalls in Mississippi’s 2016 budget. The session will open at 10 a.m. with one item on the agenda: legislation…
State Legislators will be making a trip to the capital tomorrow. Governor Phil Bryant has called a special session to address shortfalls in Mississippi’s 2016 budget. The session will open at 10 am with one item on the agenda legislation…
Governor Phil Bryant could be forced to call a special session to balance the state budget if a record revenue is not generated this month. By law, the governor is requiring to keep the state's budget balanced at all times.…
State lawmakers now face a $56.8 million challenge after a staff error over-projected the state budget. News 25’s Kristen Durand asked Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves about the shortfall. A $56.8 million mistake now looms over the state Legislature, a mistake…
Mississippi legislative leaders say they overestimated how much money the state could collect during the coming budget year, a nearly $60 million shortfall to be exact. News 25’s Shelby Myers has more. In a statement, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and…
Statement of Legislative Leadership "Late last week, we were made aware of a staff error that led to expected general fund revenues to be overestimated by $56.8 million during the FY2017 budget negotiations,” said Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and Speaker…
Gulfport Police Department will receive a pay raise after the finalization of Gulfport’s 2015-2016 fiscal year budget.
Months of deliberating ended today as the Harrison County Board of Supervisors accepted their 2015-2016 budget.
Bay St. Louis City Council plans for a better financial future after today’s audit presentation
Earlier this year, Bay St. Louis City Council asked the Department of Justice to look into the city’s mishandling of $186,000 in police forfeiture money.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved Singing River Health System’s proposed budget for $325 million, but denied their request for an extra two million in tax money.
The city of Biloxi usually operates on a budget topping well over $50 million.
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors provides funding for almost 40 elected officials and their employees.
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors spent most of the day fine tuning the fiscal budget for the upcoming year.
Tourism is a large part of what drives the Gulf Coast's economy and is important to many local business owners.