by admin | Jun 28, 2002 | Politics / Govt
A Republican leader who stood against Governor Bob Holden’s request to use the Rainy Day Fund at the end of the legislative session says it’s time for the Governor to release hundreds of millions in withholdings. Governor Holden announced $230-Million in...
by admin | Jun 27, 2002 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden has signed into law legislation that caps the amount of interest that can be charged to consumers by payday loan companies. Support among state officials is not unanimous. Attorney General Jay Nixon had called on the Governor to veto the bill,...
by admin | Jun 27, 2002 | Politics / Govt
State revenues have perked up as the current fiscal year comes to a close, but apparently they haven’t perked up enough to convince Governor Bob Holden to reverse a tough budget decision. Governor Holden announced during the signing of the next fiscal year...
by admin | Jun 27, 2002 | Crime / Courts
The legal challenge to Governor Bob Holden’s order giving state employees more collective bargaining rights is still alive at a higher level. A circuit judge has dismissed it, but Senator Peter Kinder says an appeals court hearing has been set for August 21st....
by admin | Jun 26, 2002 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden has signed the state’s $18.9-Billion operating budget. In so doing, Holden vetoed more than $357,000 from the budget to fix technical errors and for administrative staff he considered not essential. The 2003 Fiscal Year budget is...
