JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today issued the following statement regarding the budget introduced today in the Missouri House.
“After an initial review, it is clear that the budget introduced today in House would be devastating to public education – slashing $137 million in general revenue funding from K-12 classrooms, colleges and universities. Cutting funding for public schools and increasing college tuition will not move our state forward. Over the coming days, we will continue to review the potential impacts of this proposal and work with members of the General Assembly to provide our schools and colleges with the resources they need to educate the workforce of the future.”
