State battle over $1 billion shortfall starting to get bitter
Sunday, March 2, 2003
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Since the beginning of the legislative session in January, all eyes have been focused on finding money to balance the current state budget. While there was ample political sniping between majority Republicans in the Missouri Legislature and the Democratic governor, the opposing factions eventually forged a compromise that everyone could live with, though it made no one happy.
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