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07.13.2009 3:58 pm

Jay Nixon vetoes public defender bill

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation setting maximum caseloads for public defenders wouldn’t solve the overburdened system’s problems, Gov. Jay Nixon said today.

Nixon vetoed the bill (SB37), along with more than a dozen others. The actions wrapped up his decisions on legislation…

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