by Jessica Machetta | Jun 18, 2010 | News
Gov. Jay Nixon today called a special session of the General Assembly to pass legislation to support and strengthen Missouri’s automobile manufacturing and supplier industry. The session will convene at noon, Thursday, June 24.Nixon’s official call for special...
by [email protected] | Jun 17, 2010 | Business, Legislature, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Governor Nixon indicates he and state legislators are close to a consensus needed for a special legislative session to pass an important economic development bill. Nixon and legislative leaders took each other’s pulses yesterday morning and Nixon says the signs...
by admin | Jun 16, 2010 | Business, Legislature, Politics / Govt
Legislative leaders seem open to a special session, but its success is dependent on agreement that couldn’t be reached at the end of the regular session. House Speaker Ron Richard, a Republican from Joplin, says the House is anxious to approve the Missouri...
by admin | Jun 15, 2010 | Business, Legislature, Politics / Govt
Governor Nixon could call a special legislative session if legislative leaders can reach agreement on a bill that died the last day of the regular session. Nixon is cautious about calling the legislature to return to Jefferson City. “I wouldn’t want to bring the...
by admin | May 18, 2010 | Legislature
A state representative has written Governor Nixon, requesting a special session to re-consider an incentive package aimed at keeping full production at the Ford plant in Kansas City. A proposed deal to win approval of the Manufacturing Jobs Act collapsed in the last...