State economist Darrin Webb tells members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that Mississippi continues to lag behind the nation in economic growth during their meeting in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. The top lawmakers set an estimate that the state will have $5.6 billion available to spend during fiscal 2019, which begins July 1, which is $1.5 million less than the estimate for the current year. All lawmakers will get to vote on a spending plan during a three-month session starting in January. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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