by Mike Lear | Apr 16, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon says he was focused on security and privacy when he made the decision to have the Department of Revenue stop scanning qualification certificates for concealed carry endorsements. When pressed for details on related issues, however, Nixon became...
by Mike Lear | Apr 16, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman says he’s learned that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms also wanted a list of Missouri concealed carry permit holders’ names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. Senator Kurt Schaefer...
by Mike Lear | Dec 12, 2012 | News
A proposed constitutional amendment has been filed in the Senate that would ask voters to approve almost $1 billion in bonds to use on the state’s infrastructure. Its sponsor, Senator Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) says now could be a better time to issue new bonds...
by Mike Lear | Dec 5, 2012 | News
Republican leaders in the House and Senate have alternately said they oppose Governor Jay Nixon’s intention to support Medicaid expansion and say it is unlikely to pass the legislature. Two key Republicans in the budget making process, though, say they want to...
by Mike Lear | Dec 4, 2012 | News
A joint House-Senate committee that will look at how agencies at all levels in the state handle cases of child abuse and neglect has held its first hearing. The body has decided to split into several subcommittees that will each study a set of issues related to such...
