Barbour cuts trip amid criticism | clarionledger.com: "Facing criticism from House Democrats for being out of state during crucial budget talks, Gov. Haley Barbour canceled speaking engagements in New Hampshire scheduled for Sunday and Monday and will land in Jackson this afternoon."
NEMS360.com - Senate receives budget proposal: "House leaders, expressing growing frustration that Gov. Haley Barbour is not available to negotiate the state budget, sent proposed spending compromises Friday to their Senate counterparts."
Mississippi budget locked in stalemate - The Commercial Appeal: "The Senate's chief negotiator, Appropriations Committee chairman Doug Davis, R-Hernando, said Democrats are miscasting the dispute. 'No, it's not the governor versus the Legislature, and it shouldn't be the governor versus the Legislature,' Davis said."
NEMS360.com - Senate receives budget proposal: "House leaders, expressing growing frustration that Gov. Haley Barbour is not available to negotiate the state budget, sent proposed spending compromises Friday to their Senate counterparts."
Mississippi budget locked in stalemate - The Commercial Appeal: "The Senate's chief negotiator, Appropriations Committee chairman Doug Davis, R-Hernando, said Democrats are miscasting the dispute. 'No, it's not the governor versus the Legislature, and it shouldn't be the governor versus the Legislature,' Davis said."
