Mississippi colleges, universities seek more money at budget hearings - Associated Press

The two systems that run Mississippi's public universities and community colleges each want lawmakers to increase their budgets by more than $75 million, arguing more state spending on higher education will help residents earn higher incomes and bolster the future of the state. State agencies are presenting requests to the 14-member Joint Legislative Budget Committee this week, setting the stage for negotiations that won't intensify until the 2015 Legislature begins. The lawmakers will write a budget for the fiscal year that begins next July. http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/10/mississippi_colleges_universit.html