Nixon wants settlement money sent to lead-damaged areas

Sunday, November 29, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon last week called on a state agency to use settlement funds to restore areas of Southeast Missouri that were damaged by lead contamination, a move praised by local officials and state lawmakers who for months questioned why money was going to projects in places untouched by lead.

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