Lawmakers enact tax breaks; Nixon slashes spending on schools, roads

JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Jay Nixon made good on his threat to slash more money from the state budget after Missouri lawmakers overrode his vetoes on bills that give tax breaks to so-called “special interests.”

In an announcement Thursday, the Democrat cut $59.1 million from the $27 billion spending blueprint. The money would have gone to schools, roads, universities and farmers.

“There’s nothing happy about taking money from schools,” Nixon told reporters gathered in his office. “None of this was fun.”

The move came a day after Republicans who control the House and Senate overrode 13 bills he vetoed.

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