Restoring health care services to uninsured Missourians would be the first priority if voters send Democrat Jay Nixon to the governor’s mansion next year.
The four-term state attorney general, and former state senator, met with about 60 central Missouri Democrats at Patricia’s Restaurant on Saturday afternoon. Nixon, accompanied by his wife, Georganne, stopped in Sedalia as part of a day of campaigning through the region. Other events were also planned during the day in Richmond and Harrisonville. During remarks to the crowd, Nixon blasted Republican Gov. Matt Blunt, who he said had “struck out” during his first three years as governor, and who he accused of “waging war against education.”
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