by Mike Lear | Jan 24, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The House Budget Committee will hold a hearing next week to discuss whether Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed plan to fund a new Fulton State Hospital meets constitutional muster. Nixon proposes using about $189 million dollars in appropriation bonds to pay for...
by Mike Lear | Jan 23, 2014 | News
A Senate Committee has endorsed two proposals for a tax cut for individuals and small businesses that legislative staffers say would cost the state about $900-million a year if fully implemented. The two bills would reduce personal income taxes from 6 to 5 percent...
by Mike Lear | Jan 23, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
House Republicans continue to criticize Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed budget, saying he has promised 140-million dollars in funding that they don’t believe the state has. House Budget Committee member Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) voiced those concerns in a...
by Mike Lear | Jan 21, 2014 | News
House Republicans estimate the Governor proposes spending 310-million dollars more than state revenue is projected to grow in the next fiscal year by legislative budget makers. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says combined with Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed...
by Mike Lear | Jan 21, 2014 | News
Governor Nixon in his State of the State Address has called for the legislature to pass the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act, which aims to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. House Republicans haven’t hammered down a position on...
