by Mike Lear | Dec 1, 2012 | Crime / Courts, News
A House-Senate committee on child neglect and abuse will hold its first hearing on Monday. Representative Bill Lant (R-Joplin) sponsored the legislation that created the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect when it was passed as part of another bill. He will be...
by Mike Lear | May 9, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The House-Senate Budget Conference Committee has wrapped up its work, leaving it up to the two chambers whether to approve the fiscal year 2013 spending plan and send it to the Governor. As part of an agreement that ended a deadlock in the Senate, the Committee...
by Mike Lear | Dec 30, 2011 | News, Politics / Govt
In the last few legislative sessions lawmakers have been faced with increasing challenges to create a state budget. Another great one awaits them when General Assembly convenes again on Wednesday. The last of the federal dollars from the American Recovery and...
