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Missouri's state budget is on its way to conference between the House and the Senate.
Johnathan Woodward has more from Jefferson City.
State Senator Harry Wiggins calls them "the shadows of budget destiny."
Those shadows fell especially dark over Jefferson City as the Missouri Senate passed its version of the state budget.
The mood wasn't always positive, as evidenced by Senator John Russell, the approprations chair:
The senate budget cuts 75 million dollars from secondary education compared to the House version.
The budget now goes to a joint conference with the House and Senate.
In Jefferson City, Johnathan Woodward.
Missouri's state budget has cleared another hurdle, despite increasing monetary gloom.
Johnathan Woodward has more from Jefferson City.
Missouri's Senate has passed its version of the state budget, clearing the way for conference between the House and the Senate.
The budget gives less money to secondary education than the House version, but restores funding for liquor control agents.
Senator Ken Jacob of Columbia says if the budget doesn't come out of conference with enough for schools and college scholarships, he won't be happy:
An amendment to use 50-million dollars from the state's budget reserve fund failed...leaving many to wonder how the House and Senate will cover shortfalls.
In Jefferson City, Johnathan Woodward.
The Missouri legislature is sending yet another "message in a budget."
Johnathan Woodward has more from Jefferson City.
The Missouri Senate is cutting 100-thousand dollars from the University of Missouri budget in response to controversial research by a Kansas City professor.
Republican Senator John Loudon of Ballwin says Professor Harris Mirkin gave Missouri a bad name by publishing findings that Loudon says make light of pedophilia.
But Democratic Senator Wayne Goode says it's not right for the Senate to infringe on academic freedom:
The cut passed on a 19 to 12 vote.
A senate committee already restored House cuts that addressed controversy with the University owned TV station in Columbia, and with a UM-St. Louis lobbyist.
In Jefferson City, Johnathan Woodward.
A proposal in the Missouri Senate to dip into the state's budget reserves goes nowhere.
Johnathan Woodward has more from Jefferson City.
While estimates of how much money Missouri has fell, there was a renewed call to use the state's rainy day fund to cover shortfalls in the budget.
Democratic Senator Ted House of St. Charles says the dilemma is clear:
House sponsored an amendment that would draw 50 million dollars out of the fund to make up for reduced revenues.
But some senators said using money for the fund for next year's budget might not be smart--especially because that money might be needed to cover holes in this year's budget.
The proposal was defeated by a vote of 22 to 10.
The rest of next year's budget is headed to conference between the House and Senate.
In Jefferson City, Johnathan Woodward.