Mo. governor proposes higher ed cut, boost to school aid in 2013

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 8:57 p.m. CST; updated 12:23 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 18, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon proposed cuts to public universities for the third straight year Tuesday while favoring K-12 schools in an election-year budget plan that avoids tax increases and emphasizes efforts to expand private-sector jobs.

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