(AP) – Missouri Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will
make budget cuts after he takes office.
Greitens’ senior adviser Austin Chambers announced plans for budget cuts
Thursday but declined to provide further details, including how much spending
previously approved by lawmakers the next governor will restrict.
Greitens takes office Jan. 9. He replaces outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon,
who was barred by term limits from seeking re-election.
Chambers says Greitens’ top priorities will be jobs, ethics reform, public
safety and education. He supports policies such as a right-to-work law to
prohibit mandatory union fees and banning all lobbyist gifts to elected
officials.
Chambers also said Greitens next week will announce his pick for chief
operating officer, a new position he’s creating. Chambers says the chief
operating officer is a businessperson.
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