(AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has pledged an additional $100 million in state disaster aid following the deadly tornado in Joplin and continued flooding across the state.
Nixon's announcement Friday raises Missouri's total financial commitment to $150 million for a particularly devastating few months of natural disasters.
Nixon's budget director said the additional disaster aid will be funded by better-than-expected state tax revenues. Missouri ended his 2011 fiscal year Thursday with 5.9 percent growth.
The governor's previous allotment of $50 million for disaster aid was offset by cuts to education and other government services.
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