> Actually the MO Assembly tossed them $4.5 million in additional funds ...and also cut $60M in tax revenue without matching spending cuts, taking the politica

> Actually the MO Assembly tossed them $4.5 million in additional funds ...and also cut $60M in tax revenue without matching spending cuts, taking the political win of lower taxes while forcing the governor to choose between screwing the state Kansas-style or else taking the political fall-out for spending cuts. Heads I win, tails you lose. It's all theater, and you're being duped if you think the legislature isn't at least equally responsible for MO's under-funding of p much everything. > apparently that's a power the MO governor has? Yes, it's actually for more common than not in state governments. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_States#Governors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_S...