Senator Blasts Blunt, Nixon on Taum Sauk Settlement

An irate state senator blasts Governor Blunt and Attorney General Jay Nixon because the state has not settled its case with Ameren-UE about the Taum Sauk Reservoir collapse in December, 2005. Senator Kevin Engler has taken to the Senate floor on a point of personal...

Second Guessing Second Injury Fund Audit

A state audit predicts a $57 million shortfall next year in the Second Injury Fund, but the basis upon which she makes that prediction concerns the governor. State Auditor Susan Montee says changes made by the legislature in 2005 will reduce the number of claims filed...

House Republicans Push for Second Injury Change

It’s buried within one of the 13 bills that make up the state budget, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed. House Democrats aren’t happy about a move Republicans have made to the state’s Second Injury Fund. Republicans have pushed through a switch of...