by Mike Lear | Jun 20, 2013 | News
The House Speaker wants your help in finalizing the membership of a committee that will weigh what the future of Medicaid in Missouri should be. Representative Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has announced two new groups to consider Medicaid reform and/or expansion. One of...
by Mike Lear | Jun 20, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
A state lawmaker has requested documents from two state agencies regarding how the state awards brownfield tax credits, after the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported taxpayers lost millions in one project. That Post-Dispatch article says a consultant, Environmental...
by Mike Lear | Jun 18, 2013 | 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 | May 23, 2013 | Education, News
Lawmakers disagree on how much impact an education bill that has been sent to the Governor will have. The bill would lift the current two-year wait for the state to intervene in a school district that has become unaccredited. It would let the state replace the failed...
by Mike Lear | May 20, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
The discussion of the future of Medicaid in Missouri has likely not ended with the close of the legislative session. The General Assembly has approved legislation that would create at House-Senate Committee to study Medicaid reform in the interim. The idea was...
