by Mike Lear | Mar 14, 2014 | News
See videos of the mid-session media conferences with House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and Minority Leader Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis), as the legislature enters its spring break.
by Mike Lear | Feb 7, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) office has responded to the filing of articles of impeachment against Nixon. Representative Nick Marshall (R-Parkville) filed 2 articles against Nixon, accusing him of misleading Missourians and violating the state Constitution when he...
by Mike Lear | May 23, 2013 | Education, News
Lawmakers disagree on how much impact an education bill that has been sent to the Governor will have. The bill would lift the current two-year wait for the state to intervene in a school district that has become unaccredited. It would let the state replace the failed...
by Mike Lear | May 21, 2013 | News
The leaders of the two major parties in the House have opposite assessments of the 2013 legislative session. Missouri’s Speaker of the House, Tim Jones (R-Eureka), calls the legislative session “historic,” and a success. “We wanted to do more...
by Mike Lear | May 17, 2013 | Business, News
The state legislature has passed a bill meant to cover two issues regarding workers hurt in the workplace. The bill seeks to right the state’s Second Injury Fund, from which settlements are paid out to workers who have a disability and then sustain a...