by Mike Lear | Jun 29, 2016 | Education, News
The wife of investment firm founder and major conservative campaign backer Rex Sinquefield has been appointed to a commission that will review the University of Missouri System. House Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) appointed Jeanne Sinquefield as well as...
by Mike Lear | Jun 29, 2016 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed two litigation reform bills that were important to Republican legislative leaders and business groups. The governor vetoed a bill that would change Missouri’s procedures for evaluating whether a person can be considered an...
by Mike Lear | Jun 28, 2016 | Business, News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) today signed seven bills and vetoed eight. One bill he signed will give a full income tax deduction to active duty military members who live in Missouri. Active duty military members had been charged income taxes only if they live in the state....
by Mike Lear | Jun 28, 2016 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
Missouri will receive part of a $14.7-billion settlement with Volkswagen over its efforts to make some diesel vehicles look more environmentally friendly than they were. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and other state’s attorneys general said a...
by Mike Lear | Jun 28, 2016 | Crime / Courts, News
Missouri domestic violence victims’ advocates are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guns can be taken from abusers. Now they hope Missouri will enact a similar provision. The Court voted 6-2 to uphold a federal law that denies guns to those who commit...
