Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is urging lawmakers to restore a portion of the money they have cut from his budget the past two years. Photo by Imani Khayyam.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is urging lawmakers to restore a portion of the money they have cut from his budget the past two years.
Hood said Wednesday that the cuts are hindering work in his office, including efforts to prosecute people who exploit children and commit other crimes online.
The Legislature begins a special session Monday to complete the final parts of the state budget. They need to fund the attorney general's office and the Department of Transportation for the year that starts July 1.
Disputes between the House and Senate killed budget proposals for both of those agencies during the regular session that ended in late March.
Hood is the only Democrat in statewide office. Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature.
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