Budget gets OK; shortfall remains

Saturday, April 6, 2002

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state House completed work Friday on a $19 billion budget dependent on specialized tax increases and spending cuts but still unbalanced by an estimated $66 million.

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