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2011Missouri Legislative Session
9:39 am
Mon May 16, 2011

Wrapping up Missouri's 2011 legislative session

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon briefs reporters on various subjects after the end of the 96th General Assembly at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on May 13, 2011.
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Now that the dust has settled on a rather contentious 2011 legislative session, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is denying reports that he’s about to call a special session to deal with unresolved issues. 

The two most glaring are the Aerotropolis proposal and a major overhaul of the state’s tax credit system, and those bills were just a few examples of the contentious issues that lawmakers had to wrestle with this year.

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Spring Flooding / Storms
3:30 pm
Mon May 9, 2011

Nixon asks Farm Service Agency to begin storm, flooding damage assessments

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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon was given a tour of the Black River Coliseum by volunteers in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on April 26, 2011. A levee on the Black River protecting the area from major flooding was breached in several places - the Coliseum acted as a shelter.
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Following the severe flooding and storms in Missouri this spring, Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to begin their assessments of damage in 56 Missouri counties.

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Aerotropolis
5:44 pm
Fri May 6, 2011

Nixon confident on Aerotropolis

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Gov. Jay Nixon (D) presents a proclamation to China's Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, in February. The governor says he's confident that tax breaks to benefit a proposed China hub will clear the General Assembly this session
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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon says he's confident his office can reach agreement with state House and Senate members over a series of tax breaks - known as "Aerotropolis" - designed to boost St. Louis as a hub for Chinese cargo.

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