The most misguided policy stance tying Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, with the Republicans who run the Missouri Legislature is the insistence that they will balance the state budget without a tax increase.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Lawmakers finally back a tax hike, but it's the wrong one
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST;
updated 11:39 a.m. CST, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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