Nixon cuts $126M in spending, proposes more
Friday, March 12, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon cut nearly $126 million in spending Thursday and proposed to dig even deeper by eliminating 1,000 state jobs, half the state's primary vehicle fleet and all state scholarships for students at private colleges.
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