Tagged: jay nixon

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Nixon withdraws nomination of two University of Missouri Board of Curator Candidates.
• A bill that would require voters to show photo ID.
• Regulations that could impact children working on farms.

Missouri is planning to refinance more than $500 million of debt as part of Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to balance the state budget.

The governor wants to cut the state’s Higher Education budget by nearly 106 million dollars, or 12.5%.

The nomination of a Columbia attorney to the University of Missouri Board of Curators remains uncertain as state lawmakers continue to question his gubernatorial appointment.

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Nominee for University of Missouri Board of Curators remains in limbo
• Bonnie and Clyde's guns go up for auction
• Nixon cuts University funding but warns against tuition hikes