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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Legislators see hard budget year

by Bob Priddy on December 15, 2009

in Economy, Legislature, Politics & Government

State lawmakers know they’ll be challenged in the next few months to finance state programs and services with a minimum of additional pain in the face of this year’s 800-million dollars in budget cuts and spending withholdings. [click to continue…]

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Nixon proposes fund to help bio-tech companies

by Brent Martin 12/15/09 7:51 PM

Governor Nixon outlines a major economic development proposal at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis and an animal-health company in Kansas City. He gave a preview at the Missouri Biotechnology Association meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Nixon proposed creating the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act to provide the money needed [...]

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Rogers MIAA player of the week…again

by Bill Pollock 12/15/09 8:51 AM

Southwest Baptist center Matt Rogers was named MIAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending December 13. Rogers averaged 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.7 blocks in three wins last week for the #13 Bearcats. It is the second time this season the National Player of the Year candidate has earned the [...]

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Missouri State’s Harbor named Camp All-American

by Bill Pollock 12/15/09 8:48 AM

Missouri State tight end Clay Harbor (Sr., Dwight, Ill.) is among 26 players, including five from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, named to the Walter Camp Foundation Division I FCS All-America team.

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Mel Tjeerdsma right back at work

by Bill Pollock 12/15/09 7:52 AM

There is no rest for the coach of the Division II National Champion.  Just two days after the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats beat Grand Valley State 30-23, Head Coach Mel Tjeerdsma and his staff were discussing recruiting trips.  Coach says they are four weeks behind, but hey when you can walk into a kid’s home [...]

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