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Reports that Governor Jay Nixon was considering trying to balance the state budget by tapping state universities for about 107 million dollars, including 63 million from the University of Missouri, haven’t been well received. KBIA’s Scarlett Robertson reports the idea appears to be dying down.

By Scarlett Robertson, Columbia MO.

State representative Chris Kelly, a Democrat, says he thinks the plan is inappropriate.

Regional news from the KBIA newscast, including:

• Governor Nixon tries to tap state universities to balance budget
• Chris Pickering new state Homeland Security Coordinator

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first-ever national standards to reduce toxic air emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. As St. Louis Public Radio's VERONIQUE LACAPRA reports, the new protections will mean big changes for Missouri.

This week, our stories have to do with two different controversies surrounding going underground.: a new quarry, and "fracking."

Regional news coverage including:

Gov. Jay Nixon announced the selection of Chris Pickering as the new state Homeland Security Coordinator Wednesday.

Hundreds of “streamflow gauges” that are used to monitor rising water levels across the nation are in danger of being shut down – but Missouri’s gauge stations may avoid that fate. 

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• City Council considers repeal of eviction relief
• Committee decides on plan for CPS school boundaries