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Missouri House gives initial approval to $45.6 billion state budget that defunds libraries [View all]
https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2023-03-29/missouri-house-gives-initial-approval-to-45-6-billion-state-budget-that-defunds-librariesMissouri House gives initial approval to $45.6 billion state budget that defunds libraries
St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg
Published March 29, 2023 at 9:06 AM CDT
Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
The budget is less than Gov. Mike Parson’s initial proposal, and eliminates funding for a pre-K program and for public libraries. Democrats and Republicans repeatedly clashed over language that bans staffing for any programs or vendors "associated with diversity, equity and inclusion."
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Smith cited a lawsuit filed against the state by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri on behalf of the Missouri Association of School Librarians and the Missouri Library Association as the reason for the cut.
The lawsuit seeks to overturn a state law passed last session that bans sexually explicit material from schools and has resulted in school districts pulling books from their shelves.
“I don't think we should subsidize that effort, so we're going to take out the funding,” Smith said.
[...]
St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg
Published March 29, 2023 at 9:06 AM CDT
Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
The budget is less than Gov. Mike Parson’s initial proposal, and eliminates funding for a pre-K program and for public libraries. Democrats and Republicans repeatedly clashed over language that bans staffing for any programs or vendors "associated with diversity, equity and inclusion."
[...]
Smith cited a lawsuit filed against the state by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri on behalf of the Missouri Association of School Librarians and the Missouri Library Association as the reason for the cut.
The lawsuit seeks to overturn a state law passed last session that bans sexually explicit material from schools and has resulted in school districts pulling books from their shelves.
“I don't think we should subsidize that effort, so we're going to take out the funding,” Smith said.
[...]
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