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Governor Haley Barbour today proposed a 12 percent budget reduction for most state agencies and called for the merger of some state agencies, universities and school districts in his Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2011.

Mississippi State University's Industrial Assessment Center will receive $150,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for an industrial energy efficiency project. The Mississippi Development Authority's Energy Division will receive $350,000 to create partnerships through its Industrial Advisory Board and reduce energy use in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

California-based Blufire has announced plans to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Fulton utilizing non-food biomass such as wood. Enerkem announced plans for a cellulosic ethanol plant in Pontotoc in March, which would use landfill trash. Indeck Energy Services Inc. has begun construction on the Indeck Magnolia, LLC, biofuel plant, which will use agriculture and wood waste. Rentech is working on technology for a plant in Natchez that would use fossil feedstocks to produce synthetic fuels.

OMB and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board are kicking off a four-day series of online forums to help recipients of Recovery dollars better understand and comply with the Act's transparency guidelines.

From The Economist, July 2, 2009: Earlier this year Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, said he did not want federal money for unemployment insurance because it would force Mississippi to pony up for people who are “not willing” to take a full-time job. Mississippi’s malingering rate has soared to 9.6%, but Mr Barbour has not relented.

To help assist the MSU research community in taking advantage of the federal stimulus money available, the Office of Research & Economic Development has developed a website with available sources.

GAO bimonthly reviews will focus on 16 states and DC, which contain about 65 percent of the U.S. population and are estimated to receive about two-thirds of the intergovernmental grants funds available through ARRA. Scroll down to Bimonthly Reviews.

AFCSME Legislative Fact Sheet summarizing federal recovery information for MS, including a detailed table of federal programs and new funding for Mississippi in the millions, with explanatory paragraphs for the various programs.

Governor Haley Barbour brought together state agency heads, legislators and local government officials as well as the public to participate in a Mississippi Stimulus Summit on April 16. Agency leaders explained their plans for implementing programs.

Updated 2/17/2009. Outlines the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act compromise package on employment by congressional district by state.

Includes links to reports, news/press releases, programs/grants and related web sites.

Answers to questions about the stimulus in MS for individuals and businesses.

Press releases from the official state of Mississippi stimulus website.

"This guidebook is intended to provide the local leaders . . . with as much of an advantage as possible in securing funds, meeting our needs, and creating jobs."

Scroll down to a list of links to state agency stimulus pages.

Certifications of State Stimulus Programs from MS agencies. Links to relevant agencies and programs.

From the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. Includes meeting minutes, memos, forms and a time line of GAO mandates.

Includes Mississippi Recovery Policies and Procedures, SAAS and SPAHRS Procedures and helpful links.

Provides information about environmental projects administered by the EPA in Region 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribes) under ARRA. Information posted as it becomes available.

From the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Downloadable file of grant totals by county and municipality for Mississippi.

In the search box, type in search with Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) capitalized. Sample searches: Mississippi AND recovery, Mississippi AND economic stimulus, Mississippi AND bailout. Change the Specify Date box to search the past 3-6 months only. You must be a current MSU faculty/staff member or student to access this resource.

Full text access to the Journal from 9/30//96 through the present. You must be a current MSU faculty/staff member or student to access this resource.

State Treasurer Tate Reeves' March 2, 2009 address to attendees at the Stennis-Capitol Press luncheon. He discussed how Mississippi's budget is faring in the current recession. Office of the Mississippi State Treasurer: http://www.treasury.state.ms.us/

Information on the Stanford International Bank closure.

Op-ed piece from John S. Allison, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance.

From Finance Industry Today. "Mississippi Stimulus Spending News is an EIN News Service for finance industry professionals. Constantly updated news and information about Mississippi."