by Mike Lear | Jan 16, 2013 | News
The House Elections Committee has approved House House Speaker Pro Tem Jason Smith’s (R-Salem) proposal that would require openings for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer and U.S. Senator be filled at the...
by Mike Lear | Jan 9, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Republican and Democrat leaders have staked two very opposing positions on Medicaid expansion on day one of the legislative session. During remarks on the floor of the House, Minority Leader Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis) tied the issue of Medicaid expansion to job...
by Mike Lear | Nov 9, 2012 | News
The man who will lead the Missouri House Democrats in the 2013 legislative session is St. Louis representative Jacob Hummel. He must deal with the largest House Republican majority in the history of the state. Hummel says despite that, his caucus will be relevant....
by Mike Lear | Sep 25, 2012 | Business, News
An audit that began with the investigation into Mamtek says the Department of Economic Development (DED) has taken some steps to improve its due diligence procedures, but could take more. The Department’s Division of Business and Community Services is...
by Mike Lear | Sep 14, 2012 | News
One of the organizations that helped develop and supported HB 1329 in the last legislative session says it will try another piece of legislation in the 2013 session. Deputy Director Richard Sheets of the Missouri Municipal League says its attorneys helped craft 1329,...
