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Nixon, GOP leaders don't see eye-to-eye on transportation funding | St. Louis Public Radio

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sun, 02/28/2016 - 8:20pm

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

Gov. Jay Nixon and House and Senate leaders are squabbling over how to approach Missouri's transportation needs.

Nixon, a Democrat, and some Republican lawmakers want to raise the state's fuel tax to help fund roads and bridges, but GOP leaders oppose tax hikes and want to shift state funding to transportation from other programs, including welfare.

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Nixon, GOP leaders don't see eye-to-eye on transportation funding | St. Louis Public Radio

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