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Holden promotes .08 bill
Governor Holden says the state needs to pass a tougher drunk driving law before it loses even more...
Holden moves on tobacco money
Governor Holden has signed an executive order creating the Healthy Families Trust Fund. It will...
Group to recommend energy policy
A state task force to develop a long-term energy policy for Missouri has been formed by Governor...
More families can get utility help
The guidelines are much less strict this year on who qualifies for help paying their natural gas...
Ashcroft observer expects results
Westminster College Political Science Professor Kurt Jefferson doesn't buy into the liberal...
McCaskill still stumping for openness
State Auditor Claire McCaskill is again pushing for a tougher open meetings/open records law...
New budget director offers outlook
A combination of factors have led to the tightest state budget in years. New State Budget Director...
State rep resigns for DC job
A northwest Missouri state representative will soon resign his post to join the staff of new...
Hancock sees bright future for GOP
A state Republican leader says the party has left the political wilderness now that it has control...
Clay pushes Bush on Judge White
St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay says he and Minority Leader Richard Gephardt have asked President...
Congress disects TWA deal
Lawmakers in Washington are reviewing the proposed takeover of TWA by American Airlines....
Senate debates Ashcroft’s fate
Senators are debating the nomination of John Ashcroft for U.S. Attorney General. A vote could come...
Bond backs old friend Ashcroft
Senator Kit Bond is finally getting his chance to defend his former Missouri colleague. The Senate...
Blunt takes it to the House!
Roy Blunt is more than Deputy Majority Whip of the U.S. House this year, he's in charge of...
Full senate takes up Ashcroft
The final debate on the confirmation of John Ashcroft is underway in the United States Senate. And...
Committee approves Ashcroft 10-8
John Ashcroft's nomination as U.S. Attorney General is headed to the full senate floor for a vote....
Lawmakers look at natural gas woes
State lawmakers are working several fronts in the battle with natural gas prices. State...
Holden proposes tobacco deal
Governor Holden today announced his proposal to handle the hundreds of millions coming to the...
Lawmakers study immigrant help
A study of immigration trends in Missouri brings a recommendation that the state work harder to...
Bad bond sales blamed
A state audit shows Missouri taxpayers have paid an extra $80 million in recent years because of...
Bond looks at insurance help
Senator Kit Bond is pushing to change the insurance law so more self employed people, and more...
Holden weighs stadium requests
Backers of a new ball park in St. Louis want the state to put up tens of millions of dollars to...
Leahy plans "no" vote
The leading Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he will vote against John Ashcroft's...
Blunt calls for uniform balloting
The report of Secretary of State Matt Blunt's commission on electoral reform has submitted its...
Holden chooses revenue director
Acting Revenue Department Director Carol Fisher is Governor Holden's choice to take the job on a...
Election commission wraps up
The bipartisan commission looking into Missouri's voting laws completes its task this afternoon in...
Nixon promises natural gas probe
Attorney General Jay Nixon wants to find out if the natural gas industry has done anything wrong...
Casinos loosen employment rules
The Missouri Gaming Commission has approved a proposed change in Missouri's Disassociated Persons...
Ashcroft vote delayed
The vote on John Ashcroft's attorney general nomination has been delayed by a week in the senate...