They might have a super-majority . . . But a GOP power move to cancel library funding not only puts Missouri Republicans on the wrong side of history . . . BUT ALSO unintentionally sets conservatives against the basic educational tenants of any post-industrial society.
Here's the caustic argument that doesn't really make any sense outside of partisan echo-chambers . . . Check-it . . .
Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith's budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would cut all $4.5 million in state funding that libraries were slated to get next fiscal year.
Smith said he's upset that state and school libraries are suing to overturn a new Missouri law that bans sexually explicit material in school libraries. He said the state shouldn't subsidize the lawsuit with funding.
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Top Missouri lawmaker moves to strip library funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A powerful Missouri state lawmaker on Tuesday moved to strip state funding for public libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith's budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would cut all $4.5 million in state funding that libraries were slated to get next fiscal year.
Top Missouri lawmaker moves to strip library funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A powerful Missouri state lawmaker on Tuesday moved to strip state funding for public libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith's budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would cut all $4.5 million in state funding that libraries were slated to get next fiscal year.
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