by Mike Lear | Apr 10, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) is lending his voice to those concerned about the removal from the budget of $4.6-million for the state Children’s Division by the Senate budget committee. Advocates for children and prevention of abuse say the money would have supported...
by Mike Lear | Apr 7, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) says its time the State Historical Society of Missouri had a better building, and he wants to make sure it gets done this year rather than hope the legislature will pass a capital improvements bill. So,...
by Mike Lear | Mar 28, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The House has a $26.6-billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year, and now that plan is in the hands of the Senate. Because legislative budget crafters and the Governor’s office couldn’t agree on an estimate of how much state revenue will roll in, in...
by Mike Lear | Jan 27, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News, Sports Features
The state senator that represents Columbia thinks investigation of an alleged rape at the University of Missouri and reported on by ESPN needs to follow two paths. ESPN on its “Outside the Lines” program reports the University did not investigate or report...
by Mike Lear | Oct 7, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
The State of Missouri only has enough drugs to execute three more people, and a state lawmaker has asked the Governor to act so that the death penalty can continue to be carried out. The current protocol for executions in Missouri, as established by the Department of...
