Intro: The Missouri government will see the biggest job cut since 1980 - more than 1300.
Christine Slusser has more from the state Capitol Governor Jay Nixon will eliminate more than 1300 state jobs by the next fiscal year.
Nixon's Deputy Chief of Staff, Paul Wilson, says it is always a last resort to lay off people, but it is a reality to business.
Because of the cuts, the Governor's budget plan left room for increases in funding for education and expanding access to healthcare. From the state Capitol, I'm Christine Slusser.
Actuality: WILSON.WAV
Run Time: 00:11
Description: "It's very easy to say we're gonna lay off a large number and that puts very real fear into real people, especially in Jefferson City and in the other states where we have large offices."
|
[Missouri Digital News is produced by the State Government Reporting Program of the Missouri School of Journalism (home of the The Journalist's Creed) with support from the Missouri Press Association, the Missouri Broadcasters' Association, KMOX Radio in St. Louis and KSMU Radio in Springfield.
You can contact MDN at . Do not contact us from AOL, it blocks email replies from our system (including many others). MDN was designed and is managed by Phill Brooks] |
