18.Mar.2010 Missouri governor plans to axe three day holidays
There will be lesser number in the list of holidays for this year if Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s plan will be approved.
According to reports, Nixon is planning to scrap three state holidays as a part of the belt-tightening procedures he’d implement to boost state revenues.
Nixon plans to remove Truman Day on May 8, the day after Thanksgiving, among others.
Truman Day is celebrated in honor of the only Missouri-based President of the United States. This year, the holiday has been scheduled on May 7 instead of 8 because the latter falls on a weekend.
Nixon said that each holiday costs the state about 1.2 million dollars due to overtime and other compensations given to employees due to holidays. He said that it is a difficult decision for him but something has to be done.
Budget Director Linda Luebbering said that if the move pushes through, the state will save more than $3 million each year.