by admin | Jun 12, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon has signed legislation extending unemployment benefits for Missourians. The additional unemployment money is part of the federal economic stimulus package. House Bill 1075 will provide $65 million for out-of-work Missourians who have gone through...
by admin | Jun 4, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon has signed the economic development bill that includes an expansion of the Quality Jobs program and brings about some tax credit reform. The bill was signed Thursday morning in Jefferson City before the Governor headed out on a day-long series of...
by admin | May 27, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Governor Nixonis in the process of reviewing the bills passed by the General Assembly thissession. SomeMissourians have been wondering if he might veto some of the billspassed by the legislature this year, but he’s not revealing anything yet. Nixon says he and...
by admin | May 27, 2009 | News
The Law Enforcement Torch Run raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for Special Olympics Missouri. This year’s total is $1 million. Gov. Nixon today greeted Special Olympics athletes and members of Missouri law enforcement agencies at the Capitol in...
by admin | May 21, 2009 | News
A dispute about the effectiveness of tax credits held up the jobs bill this legislative session, until the final day of the session. The House sponsor says he really didn’t mind the session-long debate in the Senate, really. Rep. Tim Flook (R-Liberty) swears he...
