by Mike Lear | Jul 2, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Republican state Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale) ended months of speculation about his political future Wednesday by declaring his candidacy for the State Treasurer’s office in the 2016 campaign cycle. Schmitt has helped author the major tax cut proposals of...
by Mike Lear | Jul 2, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed legislation that would have tripled the waiting period for an abortion in Missouri. Nixon called the legislation “extreme and disrespectful” for not including an exemption for women that have been the victim of rape or...
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The chairman of the House and Senate budget committees are asking the Highway Patrol to restrict the use of state-owned aircraft as a cost-saving move, in light of state revenue coming in below projections. The two Republicans raise the issue in continued criticism...
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | News
Republican budget leaders are slamming Governor Jay Nixon (D) for the actions he has taken with the state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. They say he is using “inflated” figures to estimate the impact of tax break bills passed on the final...
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | Education, News
One member of the Legislative Black Caucus has strong criticism of that group and of Governor Jay Nixon (D), following the veto of legislation to change the state’s student transfer law. Representative Courtney Curtis (D-Berkeley) says the issue has resulted in...
