Nixon staff seek to ban cell phones at signing event

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | 7:52 p.m. CST; updated 10:13 p.m. CST, Tuesday, January 13, 2009

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's first gubernatorial news conference, which he held to sign three executive orders geared at economic reform, got sidetracked Tuesday by his staff's efforts to ban reporter cell phones.

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