by admin | Jun 30, 2010 | Business
Governor Nixon says he’s pleased with the progress of the special legislative session, though the House has gone beyond the call he issued to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol. Nixon says he appreciates the quick work of the House to approve the two bills he...
by admin | Jun 30, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Governor Nixon promises nearly three million dollars a year in savings as he signs into law a bill combining the State Water Patrol with the State Highway Patrol. Nixon has held a signing ceremony of HB 1868 at the Lake of the Ozarks this morning. Nixon says the...
by admin | Jun 29, 2010 | Business
Incentives for Ford to keep its factory in Kansas City running at full capacity and an overhaul of the state worker pension system cleared the House and have moved to an uncertain reception in the Senate on the first full day of this special legislative session. The...
by admin | Jun 29, 2010 | Business
Two bills requested by Governor Nixon have passed in the Missouri House during this special legislative session, but neither is in the form the governor prefers. In fact, questions have been raised about whether the House has acted within the scope of the special...
by admin | Jun 28, 2010 | News
A House committee has approved a bill that could provide Ford up to $100 million in incentives to keep its Claycomo factory at full production. But the committee’s changes might have placed the bill on shaky legal ground. State Economic Development Director...