Missouri governor wins battle to prevent tax cuts

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Missouri Governor Nixon participates in debate with Spence at Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, MissouriBy Kevin Murphy JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri's Democratic governor on Wednesday won a high-profile battle with the state's Republican-controlled legislature over tax cuts that he vetoed out of concern they would gut funding for education and other services. Supporters of the tax cuts, including the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, had said they were necessary to help Missouri compete with other states in drawing investment – notably neighboring Kansas, which in 2012 passed major tax cuts. …

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