by Mike Lear | Jun 18, 2013 | Legislature, News
Two Committees will be announced by the House Speaker this week that will look at Medicaid reform and expansion. The larger of the two will be made up of a mix of representatives and individuals from the private sector that will travel the state and gather information...
by Mike Lear | Mar 7, 2013 | Legislature, News
See an update on this story from 6:30pm 03/07/2013 A state lawmaker says an anonymous source has told him that a Department of Revenue license office in his district has scanned personal information from applicants for concealed carry permits and sent it to the...
by Mike Lear | Feb 3, 2012 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
A House Committee has heard testimony on a bill that would clear the way for cell phone companies to provide cell phone location information to law enforcement in certain missing persons cases. The language of House Bill 1108 has been introduced three previous times...
by Mike Lear | Jan 16, 2012 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Members of the House Appropriations Committee on Public Safety and Corrections are looking for ways to get more money to the state’s veterans homes. Chairman Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) says over the years, some of the funds that used to go to those homes has been...
by Mike Lear | Jan 11, 2012 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The House Budget Committee has advanced a proposed change to the Missouri Constitution to limit future state spending. Former House Budget Committee Chairman Allen Icet (left) testifies in favor of HJR 43 alongside its Sponsor, Representative Eric Burlison...
