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RUNNING AGAINST DAVE SPENCER ALSO LIBERTARIAN JIM HIGGS AND IT'S RAISED AS LEAN DEMOCRATIC. SEPTEMBER 21ST THIS COMES TO US FROM KMIZ-TV. IT'S ABOUT...
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| 00:00:39 |
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YEARS ONE OF THE REASONS I RAN FOR THE GOVERNOR AND THE THINGS I'VE
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| 00:00:42 |
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DONE FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS NOW, A LOT OF THAT GOES BACK TO THE SMALL TOWN IN MISSOURI. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MY MOTHER AND FATHER...
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| 00:02:39 |
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KIDS AND GRANDKIDS
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| 00:02:42 |
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FUTURE. YOU KNOW, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I STARTED A BUSINESS HERE IN MISSOURI IN 1985, AND I WAS ABLE TO PURSUE MY AMERICAN DREAM. THROUGH HARD WORK,...
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| 00:03:18 |
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FRIENDS DO. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD, AND AS I HAVE GONE THROUGH WHAT 114 COUNTIES, THEY ARE STARVING FOR HONESTY, SOMEONE THEY CAN BELIEVE...
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| 00:04:35 |
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LAST YEAR. AND I HAVE BEEN
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| 00:04:39 |
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A LIBERTARIAN FOR ALMOST THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. I FIRST DISCOVERED THE LIBERTARIAN IDEAS AND NEARLY 70 AND I'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE PARTY EVER SINCE...
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| 00:06:39 |
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THAT. AS GOVERNOR NIXON NOTED, THE JOBS INCREASED 18,000 NEARLY FROM JULY TO AUGUST. BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, THOSE WORKING...
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| 00:08:39 |
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WE PASS OVER THE 100,000 MARK OF PEOPLE OUT OF THE PAYROLL. PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN UP LOOKING FOR WORK. YOU KNOW, OF THE JOBS THAT WERE CREATED IN AUGUST,...
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| 00:09:32 |
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ABOUT AVERAGE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WE ARE AHEAD OR LAGGING BEHIND. BUT THE THINGS...
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| 00:10:49 |
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SPENCE. >> FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION HAS BEEN CUT SEVERAL YEARS NOW IN MISERY. THE USE OF FOR THE TOBACCO TAX INCREASE ON THE NOVEMBER
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| 00:10:57 |
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BALLOT, AND DO YOU THINK THE STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NEED MORE MONEY? SPENCE: I DON'T SUPPORT THE TAX INCREASE, AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY....
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| 00:12:13 |
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YOU KNOW, TAX ON TOBACCO IS CONSIDERED A SIN TAX AND WE SHOULDN'T TRY TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR WITH OUR TAX POLICIES, OUR TAX POLICIES ARE TO GENERATE...
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| 00:13:31 |
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IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THAT VOTE AND TO HAVE THEIR VOICE DIRECTLY HEARD THE BALLOT BOX AND WE WILL AWAIT THEIR DECISION IN NOVEMBER....
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| 00:15:00 |
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POSITIONS ON ISSUES AND YOUR RECORD, AND HAVE YOU ASKED FOR AND BELIEVE IN THE NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS? HIGGINS: THEY DON'T COVER US ENOUGH....
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| 00:16:11 |
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NEWS, BUT ALSO TO SEEK THEIR COUNSEL AND ADVICE AND SUPPORT. I DO THINK THAT WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A STATE WHICH HAS A RICH DIVERSITY IN SO MANY WAYS....
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| 00:17:38 |
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SPENCE. GOVERNOR? THE TIME IS UP. WE NEED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT ANSWER HERE. DAVE SPENCE. SPENCE: I WILL GIVE A POLITICAL ANSWER BECAUSE I'M NOT A POLITICIAN....
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| 00:19:17 |
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MEDICAID AS ENVISIONED UNDER THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT? AND IF NOT, DOES THE
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| 00:19:22 |
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STATE HAVE ANY OBLIGATION TO HELP THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION GET HEALTH COVERAGE? NIXON: FIRST OF ALL I THINK THE PAPERS HAVE BEEN FAIR AND WE APPRECIATE...
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| 00:21:13 |
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STATE YOUR OF THE RAMPANT FRAUD IN MEDICAID AND A YEAR OF OTHER ABUSES AND IF I CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE RUNNING IT AS WELL AS WE POSSIBLY COULD...
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| 00:22:47 |
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AS MUCH AS WE CAN. THERE IS ABUSE IN THE SYSTEM BOTH ON THE MEDICAL SIDE WHERE THE DOCTORS OVERCHARGE AND CITIZENS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM....
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| 00:24:23 |
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MILLION FROM THE TRIAL ATTORNEYS IS THE WAY YOU PHRASE THAT AND IF YOU ARE DICTATING YOUR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE MEDICAID PROGRAM...
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| 00:24:47 |
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A COHESIVE TEAM FIGHTING FRAUD WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE AND HAVE GONE AFTER MAKING SURE WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THOSE AREAS. PEOPLE KNOW HOW INDEPENDENT...
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| 00:25:43 |
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THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKE YOU SICK. LABOR UNIONS, 2.2 MILLION. WE ARE SUFFOCATING THE STATE AND THERE YOU HAVE THAT. THEY'RE 40 AND ECONOMIC...
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| 00:26:43 |
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COLUMBIA AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES ARE STRUGGLING TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP OF THE CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RACES. STATEWIDE DATA ALSO
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| 00:26:50 |
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SHOWS CLEAR RACIAL DISPARITIES ON MANY SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOMEOWNERSHIP AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. WHAT DO YOU MAKE...
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| 00:28:34 |
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IT TO JEFFERSON CITY AND LET THE BUREAUCRATS DEAL WITH IT, AND THEN SEND IT BACK AND LET THE COMMUNITY KEEP THEIR OWN MONEY AND NOT HAVE THIS TRAIL...
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| 00:29:54 |
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IN THE EDUCATION WORLD THAT'S GOING TO DELIVER AND WE SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AS WELL AS THE FOLKS THAT TAKE THE HIGH CALLING SERVING IN PUBLIC AS...
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| 00:31:32 |
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INCREASE TO RAISE REVENUE FOR TRANSPORTATION? WOULD YOU HELP PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP IN PUSHING FOR A VOTE TO RAISE THE NEEDED REVENUE FOR TRANSPORTATION?...
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| 00:32:56 |
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IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE FIRST WAS TO EXPAND SOME OF OUR DESIGN AND BUILD CAPACITY AS A BEACON OF THE ROADS BUILT EFFICIENTLY...
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| 00:34:24 |
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WHAT YOU SAY THE ROADS ARE IN DECENT SHAPE. THERE WILL BE SOME THAT WILL DISPUTE THAT THEY ARE IN DECENT SHAPE. WE JUST CAME ON LAST NIGHT AND AGREED...
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| 00:35:44 |
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TO THE MIDWEST. ILLINOIS IS ALREADY BUILDING THE SPINE OF THE SYSTEM. SHOULD MISSOURI BE
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| 00:35:49 |
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MORE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING HIS POTENTIAL WITHIN THE SYSTEM? NIXON: FIRST OF ALL, THINGS FOR THE QUESTION. WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO TRY TO MAKE SURE...
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| 00:37:30 |
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BARELY MEETING OUR NEEDS IN A CITYWIDE BASIS AND INTO THE EMERGENCY FUND GUERINI DE FUND. I THINK IT SOUNDS GREAT. DOESN'T IT SOUND GREAT? BUT WHO'S...
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| 00:38:24 |
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SCHOOL AS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND I WORKED FIVE YEARS AS A CIVIL ENGINEER BUT I HAVEN'T LATELY WORKING ON COMPUTERS. WHY SHOULD A BUREAUCRAT DECIDE, WHICH,...
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| 00:39:54 |
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SECOND AMENDMENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN BY
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| 00:39:59 |
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THAT. SPENCE: I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT. I WAS IN FAVOR OF CONCEALED CARRY IN THE WILD WEST. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF GUNS, IT'S PEOPLE...
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| 00:40:47 |
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THIS. THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS AN INALIENABLE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO CONSULT VERY AND TO DEFEND YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY COME...
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| 00:41:48 |
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THESE ISSUES WE WERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED THE RIGHT FOLKS AND KEPT THE TRAINING THAT WAS OUT THERE AND MADE SURE THE MILITARY FOLKS HAD...
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| 00:43:26 |
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OPERATING PLAN FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT IS BEST FOR THE LAND OWNERS ALONG THE
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| 00:43:33 |
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RIVER? IS THEIR SOMETHING LACKING IN THE CORE PLAN AS TO MISSOURI? HIGGINS: THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO THAT MUCH. THERE IS ALWAYS...
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| 00:44:27 |
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US TO KEEP THAT COMPETITION BETWEEN THE RAIL, TRUCK AND BARS SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR PRODUCT TO MARKET MORE COST EFFECTIVELY. THE LAND RIGHT BY THE...
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| 00:46:00 |
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COMMON SENSE. IT'S TIME THE WE CHANGE IT AROUND AND THAT IS WHAT I BRING TO THE PARTY. I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO PROTECT THE SURGE AND THERE HAS TO BE...
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| 00:47:07 |
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS COMPLEX AND REMAINS UNDER FUNDED. SHOULD IT BE OVERHAULED, AND IF SO, HOW TO THE ESTIMATE WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO WORK WITH A LEGISLATURE...
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| 00:48:47 |
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IT WANT TO HANG ONTO IT. I'M GOING TO LOOK AT IT. I'M A PROBLEM SOLVER. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN OUR STATE IF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT IS A PROBLEM...
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| 00:50:04 |
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BIG POOL, AND THEN WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND BUREAUCRATS SPEND TIME AND EFFORT...
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| 00:51:17 |
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ADDRESS VOUCHERS FOR EDUCATION? NIXON: WE HAVE THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF MISSOURIANS THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. I JUST THINK...
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| 00:52:16 |
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THE SYSTEM AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEMS THAT ARE FEELING THE 50,000 KIDS IN THE STATE IS COMPETITION. THE FAMILIES AND KIDS DESERVE BETTER. MISSOURI SHOULD...
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| 00:53:08 |
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FIRST WITH GOVERNOR JAY NIXON. THE HAVE TIME FOR A
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| 00:53:13 |
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CLOSING STATEMENT. GO AHEAD. NIXON: IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AS GOVERNOR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF PEOPLE ON ARMY WITH...
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| 00:55:14 |
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TITANIC. HE WAS DOWN PARTY AND WITH THE GUESTS ON THE BOAT WHILE HE RAN INTO AN ICEBERG. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE RUNNING INTO AN ICEBERG IN THE STATE. ...
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| 00:57:29 |
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SOME OF IT COMES FROM THE FED, BUT IT IS $24 BILLION OF OTHER PEOPLE'S TAX MONEY SITTING IN THE CITY. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REVOLVING DOOR WHERE...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.