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New Laws Effective January 1, 2010

The following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.

Capital projects drive up bottom line in Joplin budget

Joplin’s proposed city budget may have a big bottom line, but the city’s finance director says actual city operating costs have been squeezed by economic conditions. Expenditures for the 2011 fiscal year come to $144.9 million, compared with $111.4 million for the current fiscal year, which ends Oct. 31.

Crowder eyes fundraising projects for McDonald County center

An architectural firm will provide more detailed cost estimates so Crowder College’s foundation knows how much money it will have to raise to construct a new campus in McDonald County. The college’s board of trustees last week enlisted the firm of Pellham Phillips Architects/Engineers, of Springfield, Mo., to draw up more detailed plans and cost estimates for a potential 38,000-square-foot ...