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Saturday, March 09, 2013  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is seeking funding increases in a pair of social welfare programs for children.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon wants to expand subsidized child care to more than 2,800 children whose parents are gradually moving up the pay scale at work.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to seek more spending on health care and education when he outlines his new budget proposal.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon wants to soften his proposed budget cut to colleges and universities by tapping money from a possible settlement with mortgage lenders.

Friday, January 21, 2011  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon wants to double the budget of the office that looks out for residents in utility rate cases.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon's administration is projecting a $600 million shortfall for Missouri's 2012 budget.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  Education and mental health take the big hits in the latest round of state budget cuts. Gov. Jay Nixon signed the budget for the fiscal year that begins in two weeks Thursday.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon plans to cut about $350 million from the budget passed by Missouri lawmakers.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has announced $125 million in spending cuts, with plans to trim hundreds of millions of dollars more in the future.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Through January, Missouri's revenues were down 12.5 percent from the previous year. Republican leaders respond to Nixon's cuts.

Friday, February 19, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon said he plans to take another look in March at whether Missouri needs to lower its revenue forecast and make additional budget cuts.