State
Residents continue to Keep Cleveland Beautiful
Bolivar Commercial
Despite the heat and need for many lemonade breaks, residents continue to work outside to make their homes, the downtown area, and the rest of Cleveland beautiful.
http://www.bolivarcommercial.com/newsx/item/4522-residents-continue-to-keep-cleveland-beautiful
County gets grant for hazardous waste disposal event
Daily Corinthian
Local residents will get an opportunity to safely dispose of old paint, batteries, electronics and other items in a household hazardous waste disposal day later this year.
http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/27217423/article-County-gets-grant-for-hazardous-waste-disposal-event?
Adams County Awarded Grant to Clean Illegal Dumps
Natchez Democrat
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2016/06/26/adams-county-awarded-grant-to-clean-illegal-dumps/
Combined bus routes will save money
Daily Corinthian
by Zack Steen
The Alcorn School District will save around $38,000 by combining three bus routes.
…Johnson was also able to secure a $15,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality towards the purchase of a new bus.
http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/27217417/article-Combined-bus-routes-will-save-money?instance=news_main
City taking bids for Meigg Street sidewalks, lighting
Daily Corinthian
The Shiloh Road commercial strip that included House of Beauty is getting closer to demolition. Code Enforcement Officer Kim Ratliff reported that the owners have secured an asbestos removal contractor and are awaiting approval from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to begin the work. The Board of Aldermen gave a 30-day continuance on the property’s adjudication proceedings.
Trace State Park water level continues to fall
Daily Journal
PONTOTOC – The lake at Trace State Park in eastern Pontotoc County remains inaccessible to launch fishing and ski boats because of very low water level.
http://djournal.com/news/trace-state-park-water-level-continues-fall/
WLOX exclusive: Kemper Co. power plant tour
WLOX
KEMPER COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -In a WLOX News Now exclusive, we take you to Kemper County and see the much-maligned plant that's about to turn lignite into electricity.
Meet the challenge of public land deer
Clarion Ledger
Travis Murray of Crosby has killed his share of trophy deer. He has four gross-scoring between 139 and 169 inches listed in the Magnolia Records Program and more on his walls. One of them scored 190 inches, but ask him which is his favorite and he'll say it's a much smaller 10-point.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2016/06/24/meet-challenge-public-land-deer/86326618/
Bryant calls special session
Clarion Ledger
Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday issued a call for a special session of the Legislature to deal with revenue shortfall at the end of this fiscal year.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/27/bryant-calls-special-session/86423800/
Oil Spill
BP spill cost Gulf fishing industry $94.7 m to $1.6 b in 2010
Times-Picayune
The BP oil spill may have cost the Gulf of Mexico's commercial fishing industrybetween $94.7 million and $1.6 billion and between 740 and 9,315 jobs from May to December 2010, according to a study released Wednesday (June 22) by theBureau of Ocean Energy Management.
Regional
EPA says Shelby County’s air meets smog standards, removing obstacle to attracting industry
Commercial Appeal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared Shelby County in compliance with federal smog standards, handing local officials a potent selling point in their efforts to recruit industry.
Management debate rages amid easy snapper fishing
Caller Times
PORT ARANSAS — You have until July 16 to catch red snapper in federal waters, but only if you're fishing from a charter or party boat.
National
Court delays challenge to Obama carbon rule
The Hill
A federal appeals court is delaying the schedule for a lawsuit challenging a White House regulation that limis carbon dioxide emissions.
Dozens of senators push EPA for higher ethanol mandate
The Hill
A bipartisan group of senators on Friday chided federal regulators for pulling back on the federal ethanol mandate.
Press Releases
Governor Phil Bryant Calls Special Session for Tuesday
Jackson, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant has called a special session for Tuesday, June 28.
The call contains one item: legislation authorizing Gov. Bryant to transfer money from the state’s Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund into the General Fund to cover a small deficit in fiscal year 2016’s budget.
“Disciplined and conservative spending by Republican leadership the last five legislative sessions has left the Rainy Day Fund in the perfect position to fill the small deficit in the FY16 budget,” Gov. Bryant said. “I would urge lawmakers to complete their work quickly, to keep taxpayers’ costs as low as possible.”
The session will start at 10 a.m.
"Unfortunately, revenue has not come in to the degree projected," said Speaker of the House Philip Gunn. "This is not the first time this has happened, and it will not be the last time. Due to Republican leadership, we have $364 million set aside in the state's Rainy Day Fund. The sole purpose of the Rainy Day Fund is to be used to assist in situations like this.
"We are talking about one percent of the overall approximated $6.3 billion budget. To put this in perspective: if someone makes $30,000 a year, we are talking about a shortfall of $300. I am thankful the governor, the lieutenant governor and the conservative leadership have taken measures through the years to ensure our preparedness to handle this."
"Because Republicans have been fiscally responsible over the past five years, Mississippi has a larger balance in its Rainy Day Fund in FY 2016 than at any time in our state's history,” Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. “It appears the revenue estimate adopted by the state's fiscal experts for FY 2016 will come up short by some amount less than 1 percent of our overall operating budget. Gov. Bryant, Speaker Gunn and I agree that the best way to address this shortfall is through a transfer from the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund, and I expect this to be quickly resolved in the special session to minimize costs for taxpayers.”
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