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Recent Commentary
MS River in Danger of Being Captured by the Atchafalaya River
The River Stands Still
Mississippi’s Regulatory State of Affairs
What Can’t Go on Forever Won’t
Urban Flash Flooding 2019
Report of Recommended Changes to Economic Assumptions for PERS
When legislative leaders makes decisions on how they’re going to spend our tax dollars, they usually seek the counsel of agency executive directors. Often, the agency heads will ask for more money, but rarely for less. And, of course, legislative leaders don’t have to listen to the advice they’re given, but this example defies the ruling party’s principles.
Division of Medicaid Executive Director Drew Snyder told legislators that he couldn’t endorse further taxpayer support for a health project of the Delta Health Alliance (DHA) as being cost effective. Despite Synder’s recommendation, they decided otherwise and appropriated more than $4.1 million for the project in the upcoming fiscal 2020 budget.
That’s in addition to the $10.6 million already appropriated over the past four budget cycles.
State Agency Waste – Bigger Pie Forum
When legislative leaders makes decisions on how they’re going to spend our tax dollars, they usually seek the counsel of agency executive directors. Often, the agency heads will ask for more money, ...