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		<title>House Republican, Democrat leaders split on session value (VIDEO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the two major parties in the House have opposite assessments of the 2013 legislative session. Missouri&#8217;s Speaker of the House, Tim Jones (R-Eureka), calls the legislative session &#8220;historic,&#8221; and a success. &#8220;We wanted to do more for the people so they would have more freedom and opportunity for themselves, and the more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature passes bills meant to fill in budget gaps for children, blind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legislature and the Governor blame one another for a situation that left the state budget in need of additional legislative action to balance it. On Friday the legislature passed two bills meant to be the final step. Each of those bills includes a provision to create the Missouri Senior Services Protection Fund. That fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Nixon praises legislature for work on budget, mental services, education; says it &#8216;fell flat&#8217; on Medicaid expansion, tax credit reform (AUDIO / VIDEO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon says the Missouri Legislature made significant progress in some key areas, such as expanding access to mental health services, funding higher education on a performance outcomes-based model, and creating business incentives to bolster the economy. He says the legislature worked in the final week of session to fund First Steps, so children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor signs ten bills into law, vetoes one</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today signed four bills passed by the General Assembly and vetoed another. The Governor&#8217;s press office sent out a release detailing the measures signed into law. Senate Bill 59, which provides additional protection to consumers who have insurance claims on policies issued by companies that become insolvent; Senate Bill 234, which strengthens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding for developmentally disabled, blind still in question on final morning of session</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Lear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One unresolved issue in this final day of the legislative session is how four programs will be funded, that the legislature tied in its budget to the passage of a bill to repeal a tax credit for low-income seniors in rental properties. Those are First Steps, that supports families with children with developmental disabilities, early [...]]]></description>
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