JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have given facilities for the elderly and disabled more time to comply with a sprinkler system mandate enacted after a fatal 2006 fire at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally ill and disabled.
UPDATE: Nixon vetoes bill delaying sprinkler mandate
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 | 6:37 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:55 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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