by Mike Lear | May 2, 2013 | News
The sponsor of a Medicaid reform proposal in the House says it wouldn’t get past the Senate this year, but what he calls his “mini-Medicaid” bill has reached the Senate. Representative Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) brought up his Medicaid...
by Mike Lear | Apr 30, 2013 | News
House Democrats have made another attempt to get federal money for Medicaid built into the state budget. Representative Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhart) offered a motion that would have allowed the House-Senate budget conference committee to consider adopting Medicaid...
by Mike Lear | Apr 27, 2013 | News
A House bill including more than 20 provisions related to public safety includes a proposal to make it illegal for union dues payment to be a condition of employment for law enforcement in the state. Called “right to work for cops” on the floor by an...
by Mike Lear | Apr 5, 2013 | News
The state House has narrowly passed legislation to keep the state of Missouri from surveilling its citizens using aircraft. Representative Casey Guernsey (R-Bethany) says his bill stems from concern he has over events in two neighboring states. “The...
by Mike Lear | Feb 13, 2013 | News
Debate in the House over legislation to extend exemptions to the state’s open records law on Tuesday turned into a discussion of the recent purchase of a new plane by the Highway Patrol, and the use of the patrol’s air fleet. The proposal, HBs 256, 33 and...