UPDATE: Missouri Gov. Nixon proposes smaller state budget

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 | 8:26 p.m. CST; updated 1:23 p.m. CST, Thursday, January 20, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon proposed flat funding for public schools and cuts to colleges Wednesday while acknowledging during his annual State of the State speech that "times are tough" and even small job gains are cause for celebration.

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