Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 6:24:43 GMT -6
JEFFERSON CITY • After months of tough talk aimed at the University of Missouri, legislative leaders appeared to tone down their rhetoric against the embattled institution Thursday.
A day after Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said threats by Republicans to slash funding to the university are little more than grandstanding, GOP leaders cautioned that budget cuts being discussed in the capital city now may not be the reality when the Legislature approves a final state spending blueprint in mid-May.
In comments to reporters, House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, said initial approval of a plan to reduce Nixon’s spending request for Mizzou by nearly $27 million was merely a “starting point” in the negotiations.
His counterpart across the Rotunda, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, said he thinks University of Missouri officials need time to deal with the fallout from a tumultuous 2015.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-leaders-tone-down-rhetoric-on-university-of-missouri/article_4b54f4d0-00f6-5c8f-b418-4bd252c74c79.html
A day after Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said threats by Republicans to slash funding to the university are little more than grandstanding, GOP leaders cautioned that budget cuts being discussed in the capital city now may not be the reality when the Legislature approves a final state spending blueprint in mid-May.
In comments to reporters, House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, said initial approval of a plan to reduce Nixon’s spending request for Mizzou by nearly $27 million was merely a “starting point” in the negotiations.
His counterpart across the Rotunda, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, said he thinks University of Missouri officials need time to deal with the fallout from a tumultuous 2015.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-leaders-tone-down-rhetoric-on-university-of-missouri/article_4b54f4d0-00f6-5c8f-b418-4bd252c74c79.html