Governor Jay Nixon refuses to talk to the press after criticisms from Kinder
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Governor Jay Nixon refuses to talk to the press after criticisms from Kinder

Date: October 19, 2011
By: Rebecca Woolf
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: 
Governor Nixon refused to answer questions after the state's lieutenant governor accused him of neglecting Missourians' health care needs.
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Wrap: Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is criticizing the Nixon administration for moving too slowly to resolve the SynCare issue.

Kinder says it's Governor Nixon's fault that so many Missourians are still waiting to receive in-home medical care.

Nixon's spokesman Scott Holste refused to comment on the issue.

Instead, he's directing all questions to the state health department.

Actuality:  HOLSTE6.WAV
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Description: "Well because the Department of Health is handling the backlogs case, and so that's why I'm sending you over there."

But when contacted, the health department declined to answer any questions and the director Margaret Donnelly was not immediately available.

From the state Capitol, I'm Rebecca Woolf.

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Missouri's governor refused to talk to the press after his second-in-command accused him of slacking on health care.
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Wrap: Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder criticized Governor Jay Nixon's administration for acting too slowly on resolving the SynCare issue.

Kinder blames Governor Nixon for the backlog of Missourians still waiting to receive in-home medical care after the state broke ties with the contractor last month.

Nixon's spokesman Scott Holste refused to give a reaction to Kinder's criticisms.

Actuality:  HOLSTE5.WAV
Run Time:  00:08
Description: "The reaction is I'm referring you over to the Department of Health for an explanation on how the backlog is being reduced and what they're doing about it."

But when contacted, the health department declined to answer any questions and the director Margaret Donnelly was not available.

From the state Capitol, I'm Rebecca Woolf.