by Mike Lear | Apr 29, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The only Democrat in the State House who voted for a proposed income tax cut says he still doesn’t know what he thinks of Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) concerns about the proposal. Representative Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhart) has had a few days to review the...
by Mike Lear | Mar 31, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial passage to legislation that is alternately called “paycheck protection” by its supporters and “paycheck deception” by its opponents. The bill, HB 1617 sponsored by Representative Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston),...
by Mike Lear | Feb 13, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The state legislature has for several years passed bills that add another round of chemical compounds to the list of controlled substances. These compounds are called “synthetic cannabinoids,” or more commonly, “K-2,” and are often sold as...
by Mike Lear | Dec 6, 2013 | Business, News
The state legislature has sent Governor Jay Nixon everything he wants in an incentive package to try to get Boeing to build its 777X airliner. At least, that’s what House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) believes. “It’s my understanding that Governor...
by Mike Lear | May 10, 2013 | News
Democrats in the state House have defended Governor Jay Nixon’s stance that the budget the legislature has sent him must results in cuts and layoffs, because it doesn’t fully fund the Division of Motor Vehicles. That budget includes only enough funding for...
