House approves operating budget

Friday, April 15, 2005

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Schools would get more money, but not as much as they want. Thousands of low-income parents, seniors and disabled would lose their Medicaid health care. And the state would eliminate hundreds of positions while closing a prison and mental health institution.

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