Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 0:42:11 GMT -6
Nixon highlights his legacy in last State of the State speech
JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, spent his eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday highlighting his accomplishments while in office and calling for increased education and mental health spending.
When he took office in 2009, the economy was in shambles: Unemployment was high, business creation was low and the auto industry was “on life support,” Nixon said Wednesday.
But that has changed, he said, and his $27.3 billion operating budget proposal for the 2017 budget year that begins July 1 will continue to move the state forward.
Nixon’s proposal would increase the Foundation Formula, which funds K-12 public schools, by $85 million. Though that would leave it $425 million short of being fully funded, Brent Ghan with the Missouri School Boards’ Association said the organization was “pleased” with Nixon’s proposed increase “given the budget constraints facing the state.”
Continued at www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nixon-highlights-his-legacy-in-last-state-of-the-state/article_ad010f29-375d-5c3d-8742-3eb487f83f4f.html .
JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, spent his eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday highlighting his accomplishments while in office and calling for increased education and mental health spending.
When he took office in 2009, the economy was in shambles: Unemployment was high, business creation was low and the auto industry was “on life support,” Nixon said Wednesday.
But that has changed, he said, and his $27.3 billion operating budget proposal for the 2017 budget year that begins July 1 will continue to move the state forward.
Nixon’s proposal would increase the Foundation Formula, which funds K-12 public schools, by $85 million. Though that would leave it $425 million short of being fully funded, Brent Ghan with the Missouri School Boards’ Association said the organization was “pleased” with Nixon’s proposed increase “given the budget constraints facing the state.”
Continued at www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nixon-highlights-his-legacy-in-last-state-of-the-state/article_ad010f29-375d-5c3d-8742-3eb487f83f4f.html .