by Mike Lear | Oct 22, 2013 | Education, News
Governor Jay Nixon has told the state’s higher education leaders he will propose a “substantial” increase in higher education funding in his budget plan for fiscal year 2015. Nixon could not offer an amount for that increase, saying his staff will...
by Mike Lear | Oct 7, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
The State of Missouri only has enough drugs to execute three more people, and a state lawmaker has asked the Governor to act so that the death penalty can continue to be carried out. The current protocol for executions in Missouri, as established by the Department of...
by Mike Lear | Oct 1, 2013 | News
The State Fairgrounds in Sedalia will get $2.2-million dollars in infrastructure upgrades to its storm water management system. The money will go to fix leaks in the system and improve drainage. State Fair Director Mark Wolfe says rainwater was getting into the...
by Mike Lear | Oct 1, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon says a prolonged shutdown of the federal government could put jobs at risk and undermine confidence in the economy. He tells reporters in the short-term, state services should be continued and no significant impacts are expected. “In the...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Two state lawmakers want to ask voters whether the power of governors to withhold money should be changed. Representative Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) says questions regarding the limit of that power have remained unanswered for too long. “Everybody, I...
