Nixon Coments on Proposed Budget

Governor Jay Nixon today (Tuesday 23) issued the following statement regarding the budget introduced in the Missouri House. Quote, – “After an initial review, it is clear that the budget introduced today in House would be devastating to public education – slashing 137-million-dollars in general revenue funding from K-through-12 classrooms, colleges and universities. Cutting funding for public schools and increasing college tuition will not move our state forward.  Over the coming days, we will continue to review the potential impacts of this proposal and work with members of the General Assembly to provide our schools and colleges with the resources they need to educate the workforce of the future.” – unquote…