Nixon signs bill to connect prisons, hospitals to local food

Sunday, June 26, 2016

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday signed into law several proposed changes to the state's agriculture policies, including expanding a locally grown food program and beefing up tax credits for meat producers.

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