by Mike Lear | Jul 5, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder doesn’t like Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s ballot language for an issue related to the federal health care law, and he says he’s going to fight it in court. The issue would bar the Governor from creating a...
by Mike Lear | Feb 27, 2012 | News, Sports Features
The newest member of the Hall of Famous Missourians has been remembered as a great baseball player, manager and scout, and a man who overcame racism and adversity and lead others to do the same. Buck O’Neil becomes the 39th person inducted into the Hall. Among...
by Mike Lear | Jan 26, 2012 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
The automotive industry incentive component of the Governor’s job creation strategy has found its backers in the House and Senate, and they come from both sides of the political aisle. In his State of the State Address and stops around the state, Governor Jay...
by Mike Lear | Jan 17, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
State lawmakers are faced with several challenging education issues in the young legislative session. Facing them first is the question of whether to deal with those issues together, or individually. The school funding foundation formula was not designed to work when...
by Mike Lear | Jan 10, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The Chairman of the House Education Committee says this morning’s will be the last dawn hearing on the foundation formula. It is sure not be the last hearing on the topic, however. Representative Mike Lair’s (R-Chillicothe) committee heard a presentation...
