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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:9.0pt .25in 9.0pt .25in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>MO Sen. Hough Includes Restoration of State Transit Assistance in SB1753</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:0%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:0%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=mcepastedcontent1><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:0%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Last week, Missouri State Senator Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) introduced 16 budget bills on the floor of the Missouri Senate including SB1753, to appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>The transit funding included in Section 4.510 includes restoration of the $5 million from General Revenue as well as the $1.7 million from the State Transportation Fund. </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=mcepastedcontent1><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmopublictransit.us10.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Df70568a7b83411f5281684b79%26id%3D48738ec403%26e%3Dd5ad33f8c5&data=05%7C02%7C%7C563fb4b71169477382d108de786a4745%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639080595057824863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NXotGNfeAsdmUO3p6yxk7ziPsEQE%2BuQ2RnqIE7IDSSU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#FF0101;background:white'>Find out more</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#FF0101'> and reach out today</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Garcia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kansas City Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:dgarcia@nfbmo.org">dgarcia@nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(816) 621-0902<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org/">www.nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Live the life you want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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