by Mike Lear | Sep 14, 2012 | Legislature, 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,...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2012 | Legislature, News
The Missouri legislature has overridden Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of Senate Bill 749, legislation meant to allow individuals and employers to opt out of insurance coverage for abortion, birth control and sterilization. The Senate voted 26-6 for the override, the...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2012 | Legislature, News
House Republicans could attempt overrides of several vetoes by Governor Jay Nixon, but two issues are expected to be at the forefront of today’s veto session. Republicans will have to start in the Senate to attempt an overturn of Senate Bill 749, to allow...
by Mike Lear | Sep 5, 2012 | Business, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
With the veto session a week away, Governor Jay Nixon continues to make his case that the legislature should not overturn his veto of HB 1329, a bill to allow the collection of sales taxes on vehicle purchases made out-of-state. Nixon says of the more than 122...
