By Annabeth Miller, SMT Editor
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon is likely to lay the groundwork in his State of the State address tonight on his administration hopes to balance Missouri’s state budget in 2012 without raising taxes.
Nixon will deliver his State of the State speech to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly at 7 p.m. in the House chamber.
Nixon’s office says the governor will detail his strategy for creating jobs and moving Missouri's economy forward during his the address. Nixon, a Democrat, is seeking reelection in the November 2012 election.
Missourians who would like to watch or listen to the Governor's address may do so by logging into the state website.
House Majority Leader Tim Jones of Eureka and Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer of Columbia will deliver the Republican response to the State of the State address tonight. The response will be pre-recorded and aired immediately following Gov. Nixon’s remarks.
The GOP response is also available on the Internet.
