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JEFFERSON CITY (July 13, 2012) State Auditor Tom Schweich said he was pleased with a judgment issued by Cole County Circuit Court Jon Beetem on the Schweich vs. Nixon court dealing with the governor's authority to withhold money from the state budget.
"From the very beginning, our office has urged Gov. Nixon to work with the legislature to define more clearly the appropriations process--particularly the authority of the governor to transfer funds among appropriations. When that dialogue did not occur, we filed suit to get a clarification of the respective duties of the legislature and the governor.
"We are pleased that Judge Beetem recognized that Gov. Nixon violated the Missouri Constitution by transferring lawfully appropriated funds for higher education, seniors and students to other appropriations. Reading the opinion as a whole, there are parts of the decision with which our office agrees and parts which we will appeal. We look forward to final resolution of these important constitutional issues by the Missouri Supreme Court."
Beetem signed the judgment on June 28. Schweich's office received notice of it this afternoon.
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