Rep. Snowden and the State Budget
Writing on his blog, state Rep. Greg Snowden (R-Meridian) shares some interesting facts on the budget negotiations that many people probably have not heard before.
Billy McCoy, who believes his in the prime minister of the state of Mississippi apparently, has been the most partisan individual in the budget process.
From Snowden:
With the expiration of the twice-extended 2009 Regular Session sans budget, rank and file legislators have little say-so in the budget process. Truth be told, that usually is the case, especially for House Republicans.
There are zero House Republicans serving on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee; Speaker McCoy appointed only Democrats to the seven available House slots. By contrast, Lt. Governor Bryant, a Republican, gave two of the seven Senate slots to Democratic senators.
Likewise, Senate Democrats also are represented on the appropriations conference committee charged with negotiating a budget deal with House counterparts. Not so with the GOP on the House side. All four House conference committee appointees (one was removed and replaced by another) have been Democrats.
Check out the rest of his blog. He shares a lot of good information on life in the state House.
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