By AP/KWMU
Jefferson City, Mo. – Lawmakers have given final approval to Governor Blunt's $350 million college construction plan.
The plan will take money from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to finance building projects at public colleges and universities around the state.
The House passed the bill on a 91-to-64 vote Monday, sending it to Blunt. The Senate passed the bill last month.
But the fight may not be over. A Democratic lawmaker vowed Monday to use a rare citizen petition to try to put the legislation to a statewide vote.
Besides the building program, the bill also creates a new college scholarship and limits university tuition increases.