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Missouri governor cuts spending as virus hits economy

by Associated Press
| April 2, 2020 12:03 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he's expecting a $500 million revenue shortfall this year because of the coronavirus pandemic and he announced he's cutting roughly $175 million in spending to make up for it.

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