JEFFERSON CITY — Following pleas from Missouri farmers for help amid historic heat and parched land, Gov. Jay Nixon bolstered funding Thursday for an emergency water assistance program and redirected money from winter heating aid to cooling for low-income residents.
Nixon adds $5M to help Missouri. farmers with wells
Thursday, July 26, 2012 | 7:45 p.m. CDT
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