COLUMBIA — Local leaders across the state may soon find themselves confronted with decisions previously left to those in Jefferson City. After a legislative session focused largely on budget reductions, Missouri lawmakers have introduced a set of cost-shifting plans that would reduce money given to cities and counties for state services and require local governments to make up the funding difference on their own.
TODAY'S QUESTION: Should local governments be expected to fund state services?
Monday, May 31, 2010 | 11:50 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:59 a.m. CDT, Monday, May 31, 2010
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