Intro: Democrats raise questions about Blunt's new MOHELA proposal.
Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from the state Capitol. Democratic party spokesman Jack Cardetti says he was surprised to find out that the sale of part of the state's college loan authority might go through legally.
He says that originally, the MOHELA board told the governor it was hesitant to go forward with anything that didn't have specific legislative approval.
Democrats also expressed concern over the way universities would money.
The new plan, the agency, who finances economic development projects, will serve as a conduit for revenue from loan sales between MOHELA and the schools.
House Speaker Rod Jetton says this move eliminates any issues about the legality of selling college loans.
Blunt's original proposal failed in the House during the final hours of the last legislative session.
From the state Capitol, I'm Hillari Duthoo.
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Description: "There was some concerns on without legislative approval if MOHELA could do that. I think that's when the attorneys looked at this and came up with the conclusion that if it would go from one non-for-profit entity, which MOHELA is, to another, which the Missouri Development Finance Board is, then it would be legal to give the money straight to the universities."