by [email protected] | Jan 6, 2010 | Politics / Govt
State senators have started their legislative session with a pep talk from their leader, Charlie Shields of St. Joseph, who say this is the session for tight budgeting, full funding for elementary and secondary education and an overhaul of the state government ethics...
by admin | Dec 31, 2009 | Politics / Govt
The Missouri Ethics Commission not only requires comprehensive information filing of politicians, campaigns, and committees – lobbyists are expected to file information, as well. Executive Director Julie Allen says a set of tutorials is now available on the...
by admin | Dec 30, 2009 | Politics / Govt
A week before the start of the 2010 session of the General Assembly Governor Jay Nixon has outlined a set ethics reform proposals designed to, in the words of the Governor, “strengthen the credibility of Missouri’s elected officials and the confidence of...
by admin | Dec 18, 2009 | News
House leadership has now jumped on the ethics bandwagon. The number three person in the House has proposed new rules for lawmaker conduct saying he wants to bring about structural change to the legislature. House Majority Floor Leader Steven Tilley, a Perryville...
by Jessica Machetta | Dec 7, 2009 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Missouri has launched an effort to implement electronic health records … a move the Department of Social Services will make the medical industry more efficient for consumers and physicans. Missouri is asking the federal government for more than $13 million to...