Nixon Cancels Cuts To Blind Residents

Governor Jay Nixon has decided not to cut the amount of money paid by the state to blind residents. The Governor ordered the department of social services Monday to drop plans to reduce the benefits paid under the blind pension program. The department said the cuts were necessary because payments were exceeding the property tax revenues collected by the fund. Nixon says he will now ask the legislature to approve a supplemental budget appropriation for the program when it convenes next month.