Holden signs $18.9 billion budget with few cutbacks

Thursday, June 27, 2002

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden signed a precariously balanced $18.9 billion budget Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools but cuts money for state colleges and social services.

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