Omnibus spending bill includes nearly $9 million for projects in Columbia

Friday, December 28, 2007 | 3:15 p.m. CST; updated 11:34 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 13, 2008

Millions of dollars for projects in Columbia and Boone County were included in the omnibus spending bill signed by President Bush last week. The measure is one of many appropriations bills that make up the federal budget for fiscal 2009.

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