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State Rep. Barnes on Mamtek

The Chairman of the House Committee studying the failed deal to bring a Mamtek sucralose plant to Moberly says there are many who could have halted that deal before its collapse, but did not.

VIDEO: State of the State Highlights

Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., delivered his State of the State Address to the Missouri legislature on Jan. 17, 2012. In his address, Nixon outlined his proposal to cover the state’s anticipated $500 million budget shortfall, in part by cutting higher education funding by 12.5 percent.

“The Turner Dilemma”

The law says parents in failing school districts can send their kids to neighboring districts and the home district will pick up the tab. So why are school districts resisting? And what is the state legislature going to do for the thousands of families stuck in the middle?

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