Missouri lawmakers approved the state budget for the 2012 fiscal year Thursday. They sent the proposed budget to Gov. Jay Nixon, who can veto or reduce spending but cannot add to it. The spending amounts to slightly more than $23 billion, roughly $1 billion less than the 2011 budget.
TODAY'S QUESTION: Are you satisfied with Missouri's proposed 2012 budget?
Friday, May 6, 2011 | 1:22 p.m. CDT
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