The 2009 Mississippi Legislative Session was very enlightening for me. In my 10+ years at the Medical Center, we had budget worries. However, in retrospect, we seemed pretty insulated. Maybe it was patient fees or research-generated funding or fund-raising efforts, but we had other sources of income that could offset when appropriations were low.
Here at Archives & History, we are intimately dependent on our appropriations and I could feel the worry about it. True, this was a VERY unique year when it comes to the budget process. It seems, though, that the state agencies and the people we serve were put through the ringer. I won't debate whether it was justified or not (maybe another blog topic), but it was a tough process that I hope we don't have to experience each year.
It's a new budget year and I hope it's a successful, fruitful one. I don't think any of us want to live through another one like 08-09 anytime soon.
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