Negotiators hammer out $112 million revenue deal

Friday, May 17, 2002

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After receiving the blessing of business groups, legislative negotiators agreed on a plan Thursday to raise about $112 million for public schools and an underfunded state budget.

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