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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- New Orleans residents are hoping to ride out Hurricane Isaac.
Tens of thousands of people were told to leave low-lying areas of Mississippi and Louisiana, including 700 patients of Louisiana nursing homes. And Mississippi shut down the state's 12 casinos.
But there was no mandatory evacuation for the Big Easy. Still, resident Tracy Smith decided that she and her family would be safer at a hotel near the French Quarter than staying at home.
Resident Margaret Thomas was trapped for a week in her home by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters seven years ago. But she feels more at ease this time. Thomas says "Isaac is the son of Abraham." She says, "It's a special name. That means God will protect us."
Isaac does promise to make more solemn today's commemoration ceremonies for Katrina's 1,800 dead in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Tens of thousands of people were told to leave low-lying areas of Mississippi and Louisiana, including 700 patients of Louisiana nursing homes. And Mississippi shut down the state's 12 casinos.
But there was no mandatory evacuation for the Big Easy. Still, resident Tracy Smith decided that she and her family would be safer at a hotel near the French Quarter than staying at home.
Resident Margaret Thomas was trapped for a week in her home by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters seven years ago. But she feels more at ease this time. Thomas says "Isaac is the son of Abraham." She says, "It's a special name. That means God will protect us."
Isaac does promise to make more solemn today's commemoration ceremonies for Katrina's 1,800 dead in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Wednesday, August 29 2012, 05:15 AM CDT
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Hungry TennCare eating more of state budget
May 24, 2013 16:56 GMT
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- State Treasurer David Lillard says expanding health care costs could absorb funding the state used to spend on other needs.
The Jackson Sun (http://bit.ly/16eqTpT ) reported Lillard talked about the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act on Tennessee finances as he spoke to the West Tennessee Association of Health Underwriters on Thursday.
Lillard noted the state budget that goes into effect July 1 contains $391 million in new revenue and more than $300 million of that will be consumed by TennCare.
Lillard said support for higher education could further erode as a result. In 1990, state revenue funded more than half the cost of state universities. That percentage has already declined to about 38 percent and could be further reduced.
Information from: The Jackson Sun, http://www.jacksonsun.com
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