KINDER'S COMMENTARY: FUNDING FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU'S VO-TECH SCHOOL ADVANCES IN JEFF CITY
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Sunday, April 13, 1997
On Wednesday of this week, we finished all but two of the 12 bills appropriating the entire state budget of approximately $14 billion. Among these is included Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 2, which is the budget for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In the Senate substitute is the entire $3.15 million for 50 percent of the cost of the new Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School, as promised. You will recall that this item received the endorsement of the State Board of Education before being included in the governor's proposed budget announced in January.
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