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Jay Nixon will deliver his fourth State of the State Address as Missouri Governor tonight. KBIA will air the the speech live at 7pm, hosted by St. Louis Public Radio's Marshall Griffin and Bill Raack.KBIA will also air the Republican Party response, followed by a live roundtable from the Capitol rotunda, featuring Intersection host Reuben Stern and four panelists.

Greitens to Focus on Job Growth During State of the State

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is proposing to use money from consumer fraud cases to renovate the Broadway State Office Building.
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is proposing to use money from consumer fraud cases to renovate the Broadway State Office Building.

New Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will outline his policies on jobs, ethics, public safety and education during his first State of the State address.

The Republican will speak Tuesday evening at the Capitol.

Spokesman Parker Briden says more higher-paying jobs are a priority for Greitens. He also will touch on so-called labor reform, which likely means a right-to-work law banning mandatory union dues.

Briden says other topics Greitens will discuss include restrictions on liability lawsuits to help businesses, changing tax credit policies, paring down state regulations and "civil service reform."

Greitens is breaking from tradition and won't present his budget proposal Tuesday.

Greitens took office earlier this month. This is his first time serving in elected office.

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