Here’s one for you. Missouri has made national news – PBS, NPR, and even Katie Couric’s daily newsletter, “Wake Up Call,” among others – and not in a good way. The Missouri House of Representatives has voted to remove public library funding from Missouri’s budget. The budget still must go to the Senate, and Springfield’s Sen. Hough says he intends to restore the funding of $4.5 million. After all, the Missouri Constitution says that Missouri supports “the establishment and development of free public libraries and . . . accepts the obligation of their support by the state and its subdivisions and municipalities in such manner may be provided by law.”
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