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Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed funding for a school safety initiative using gun-detection surveillance systems. Parson’s rejection of the $2.5 million appropriation was one of 173 line-item vetoes announced Friday for the state’s budget. It marked the second time in two months that a governor has vetoed funding for school gun-detection systems. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly made a similar veto. Both governors cited concerns that the budget bills appeared to benefit a particular company. But Parson also cited a general need to cut spending from the $50 billion budget. The budget measures in both states had been supported by the technology firm ZeroEyes.

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