How is Mississippi assembling its FY2027 state budget?

Mississippi's FY2027 budget cycle spans Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearings on agency requests, a strike-all vehicle in House Bill 1648, a Senate deficit appropriations package (SB 3104) covering a $35 million Medicaid shortfall, and a June 18 vote by the Institutions of Higher Learning board approving a $6.7 billion IHL operating budget — a 14% increase over FY2026 driven by tuition and self-generated revenue. A separate Senate proposal would raise the rainy-day cap from 10% to 15%.

AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.