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Bond knows Nixon’s pain

by Bob Priddy on March 15, 2010

in Economy, Human Interest, Legislature, Politics & Government

Senator Bond has some sympathy for Governor Nixon’s budget problems. But he has no advice.

Bond recalls beginning his second term in 1981 knowing that the administration of his predecessor, Joseph Teasdale, had significantly overspent in the first half of the fiscal year. Bond determined that the budget would have to be slashed $900 million for the second half of the fiscal year. [click to continue…]

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Defense Dept., Lincoln U. partner in high-tech research to keep troops safer

by Jessica Machetta 03/15/10 11:47 AM

When troops are looking for car bombs, they’re be using Missouri technology. Lincoln University is helping soldiers in the Middle East survive. It’s also helping those who return survive.
The Historically Black College in Jefferson City is heading up Suicide Prevention Research; Laser-based Detection of Unexploded Ordnance and IEDs; Land Mine Detection Training Improvement; and a [...]

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Lawmakers return to deepening budget problems

by Bob Priddy 03/14/10 10:01 PM

Time is short for the legislature to solve major state government financial problems as lawmakers return from their Spring break. The state’s financial picture has deteriorated so far that lawmakers have suggested Governor Nixon to scrap his January recommendations and present a new plan. Within the last week, Nixon has cut another 126-million from this [...]

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More bad news from the state budget office

by Bob Priddy 03/11/10 10:00 PM

More budget cuts now and even bigger ones to come will mean more cutbacks in state services, some of them right away. .
Governor Nixon has outlined his ideas for reducing spending in the next fiscal year by another $500-million. But before making that announcement, Nixon has authorized cutting another $126-million out of the budget for [...]

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Nixon outlines more deep cuts; department realignments (audio)

by Bob Priddy 03/11/10 3:23 PM

Governor Nixon proposes fewer state employees, fewer state holidays, fewer state vehicles… and fewer state departments. The state budget office says tax collections continue to run so far behind that the revenue estimate for the next fiscal year will have to be cut by $500,000,000.
That’s in addition to the $124,000,000 in cuts he authorized this [...]

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