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Missouri Lawmakers and Education Lobbyists Reach a Compromise

April 29, 1997
By: Rebecca Rausch
State Capital Bureau

House budget committee members and Missouri education lobbyists compromised in support of proposals to fund both new state prisons and University renovation.

Rebecca Rausch has the story from Jefferson City.

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OutCue: SOC

The House Budget committee voted in favor of bills that would provide funding for the construction of two new maximum security prisons.

Education lobbyists opposed the measures, proposing funding for only one prison, freeing up 70 million dollars for higher education.

A compromised version was supported that would give money both to prison funding and to the University of Missouri.

Actuality:Jim Snider
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OutCue: "great first step."
Contents: "It's a great first step of a multi-step process. We have about five more hurdles to get over, but a great first step.'

The bills will next go to the house floor for a vote.

Reporting from Jefferson City, I'm Rebecca Rausch.