Missouri lawmakers override veto to enact welfare limits

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove several thousand families from a welfare program by imposing shorter time limits for people to receive the benefits, overriding a veto by the state's Democratic governor.

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