by admin | Apr 27, 2004 | Politics / Govt
State auditor Claire McCaskill has put out yet another audit of the state’s Medicaid program, the medical benefit for low-income Missourians that uses state and federal money. She says the Department of Social Services has weak management over the program and...
by admin | Apr 27, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden has followed through on his promise to veto the litigation reform bill sent to him by the General Assembly. Holden says that while he is looking for a solution to the medical malpractice problem facing Missouri’s doctors, he cannot accept...
by admin | Apr 26, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The division of duties between acting as a state government employee and acting as a partisan for a publicly-elected official running for political office can seem to blur at times. Case in point: long-time Secretary of State Spokesman Spence Jackson who is also...
by admin | Apr 25, 2004 | Education
House and Senate conferees get together this week to iron out the differences in the two chambers’ versions of a budget for the 2005 fiscal year. State Budget Director Linda Luebbering will be watching closely. She believes there are two items of contention:...
by admin | Apr 22, 2004 | Education
The Senate has completed work on its version of a budget for the 2005 fiscal year. Senate Budget Chairman John Russell of Lebanon says one of the big areas of disagreement between the House and Senate versions is the amount of money set aside for Medicaid and he hopes...
