MoDOT vote may cost other agencies

Sunday, September 19, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If Missouri voters ratify Amendment 3 on Nov. 2, an estimated $160 million a year in existing revenue will eventually be redirected to the Missouri Department of Transportation. That money, however, will be pulled from the state's general fund, which is used to support most other state agencies, especially education and social services.

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