Gov. Jay Nixon warned in his State of the State speech that "times are tough." His proposed budget is slimmer than last year's by a couple million dollars — a portion of the cuts come from not giving state workers a raise for a third straight year and trimming down higher education a little further.
TODAY'S QUESTION: What do you think of Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed state budget?
Thursday, January 20, 2011 | 12:25 p.m. CST;
updated 12:32 p.m. CST, Thursday, January 20, 2011
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