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The Missouri lgislature sends bill allocating tobacco money to the Governor

April 18, 2001
By: Michelle Wirth
State Capital Bureau

A bill to use the tobacco settlement money to cover Missouri's budget shortfall is on its way to the Governor. Michelle Wirth has more from Jefferson City.

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Lawmakers passed a bill taking money from the state tobacco settlement fund to pay for Missouri's budget shortfall. Festus Democratic Representative Mark Abel supported the bill all along.

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Contents: You voted for it, this body voted for it, now it's time to pay up.

The House had previously voted against the bill, but several Republicans and the Speaker of the House changed their minds. From Jefferson City, I'm Michelle Wirth.