Budget Revenue Packages Introduced In Senate

Competing revenue package proposals aimed at addressing what Governor Bob Holden says is a budget shortfall have been introduced in the Senate. One of the proposals, put forward by Senator Doyle Childers of Reeds Spring, would change the source of tax revenues to fund...

Special Session Begins At State Capitol

The special session of the Legislature is underway and might just take a couple of weeks. The session formally opened Monday, with the House in a so-called technical session with few members present and the Senate meeting in regular session. House Majority Floor...

Stars And Bars Flies Again At Confederate Memorial

Confederate flags are fluttering again at the Confederate Memorial state Historic Site in Higginsville. A big flag is still not allowed on the main flagpole. But volunteers have put smaller flags on each of the 700 graves of Confederate soldiers and their wives. The...

General Assembly Set To Convene For Special Session

A special session of the General Assembly gets underway today at noon in Jefferson City as lawmakers deal with four budget bills vetoed by Governor Holden. Legislators are returning to the State Capitol to work on the budgets for Health and Mental Health, Social...

House Speaker Holding Firm On Opposition To Tax Hikes

House Speaker Catherine Hanaway of Warson Woods says the Legislature will do all it can to complete its work quickly during the upcoming special session of the General Assembly, but she’s uncertain as to the chances for success. Governor Bob Holden is insisting...