by Mike Lear | Nov 5, 2013 | News
Two House panels will now be conducting investigations following up on allegations of a hostile work environment at the State Department of Agriculture. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has announced he will form the Bipartisan Investigatory Committee on State...
by Mike Lear | Nov 1, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
A House Committee is going to look into reports of a hostile workplace in agencies in the Nixon Administration. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has asked the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee to hold a hearing on the issue. Former employees in...
by Mike Lear | Oct 15, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A House Committee working to create a plan for Missouri to expand and reform Medicaid spent much of its latest hearing talking about mental health. Chairman Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) says the testimony of mental health professionals shows the state can save money...
by Mike Lear | Sep 16, 2013 | News
The sponsor of a Republican proposal last session to reform and expand Medicaid is nearly ready to unveil a first draft of the new version of that bill. Last session Representative Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) proposed an overhaul to expand Medicaid eligibility for...
by Mike Lear | Jul 11, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
A bill meant to make available to more veterans a court system that understands their needs has become law. Some areas of the state already have what are called “veterans courts,” which offer current or former military personnel treatment rather than jail...
