by Mike Lear | Sep 11, 2012 | Business, News
The House Committee that last year dug into the failed Mamtek deal at Moberly will now turn its attention to one of the incentive programs administered by the Department of Economic Development. Representative Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) says work by the Committee...
by Mike Lear | Aug 21, 2012 | News
A new book has been unveiled that celebrates the history of some of Missouri’s oldest farms. The University of Missouri’s Extension and its College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Missouri Farm Bureau have put together...
by Mike Lear | Aug 17, 2012 | News
Governor Jay Nixon says the emergency cost-share program he implemented has slowed the sell-off of cattle from the state. Some critics, though, are questioning its effectiveness and where the money is coming from, and accusing him of using it to get exposure for his...
by Mike Lear | Aug 1, 2012 | Education, News
Governor Jay Nixon has announced $9 million in community development block grant money that will go to nine so-called “Innovation Campuses” around the state. He says the program will “partner colleges and universities with public schools and private...
by Mike Lear | Jul 12, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News
Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have blocked mandatory insurance coverage for for abortion, contraception or sterilization for those who have moral, religious or ethical objections to those procedures. It would also prevent employees or employers...
