by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder has responded to Governor Jay Nixon’s State of the State Address, criticizing Nixon for calling for new programs and for attempting to fund those programs with money Kinder says Missouri does not have. “Just like Washington...
by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Gov. Nixon delivered an upbeat State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature even with the backdrop of a lingering recession. AUDIO: Gov. Nixon’s address and response by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder Nixon commended the legislature for working in a...
by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon delivers his second State of the State address tonight. While it’s a new year, the themes the governor is expected to strike might ring familiar. America has edged away from the financial meltdown which spawned the deep recession, but problems...
by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | News
The House Special Standing Committee on Government Accountability & Ethics Reform has been presented with two bills designed to make state government more ethical. One bill aims to reinstate campaign contribution limits while the other focuses primarily on...
by [email protected] | Jan 17, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Some state lawmakers who will be working on ethics reform this year hear that laws and ethics are not the same. Director Peggy Kerns of the Center for Ethics in Government says Ethics is a value system, not a series of laws. She says the bottom line of...
