by Mike Lear | Jul 11, 2014 | News, Transportation
Transportation Department employees, like other state employees, will not be getting a raise because of actions taken by Governor Jay Nixon (D) with the budget. One of the items Governor Nixon has put a halt on funding in the new budget is a one-percent,...
by Mike Lear | Jul 10, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed a bill that would allow alcohol to be sold at events in the State Capitol and the historic Missouri State Penitentiary. Supporters said the bill would allow the Missouri Capitol Commission to include alcohol sales at celebrations of...
by Mike Lear | Jul 10, 2014 | News, Transportation
Now that the Highways and Transportation Commission has approved a final project list for the Amendment 7 ballot issue, it’s not going to totally step away from the issue. “We’re not part of a campaign. That’s left to other people,” says...
by Mike Lear | Jul 9, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed two agriculture omnibus bills because they contain language that would transfer regulatory control of captive deer to the Department of Agriculture. The sponsors of those bills say those vetoes will be easy overrides in September....
by Mike Lear | Jul 8, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed two agriculture bills that, among other provisions, would have added captive deer to the definition of “livestock” in state statute, thereby putting them under the control of the Missouri Department of Agriculture rather...
