JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has transferred several staff members responsible for gubernatorial appointments to a separate state agency — a move that has freed up money for his own office and led a top lawmaker to accuse him of flaunting budgetary restrictions intended to halt such cost-shifting.
UPDATE: Missouri lawmaker upset about governor's staff shifts
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | 6:23 p.m. CDT
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