by Bill Pollock | May 15, 2012 | Sports Features
After legislation earlier in the session would allow license plates to have a University of Kansas Jayhawk on them, the House adopted a proposal to require out-of-state schools to get legislative approval to have a specialty Missouri license plate. AUDIO Columbia...
by Mike Lear | Jan 5, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Beside the budget, education will be one of the primary topics in the 2012 legislative session. The primary issue is what some are calling a crisis, in the need to reform the foundation formula. On the opening day House Speaker Steven Tilley (R-Perryville) outlined...
by Mike Lear | Jan 3, 2012 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
The Minority Leader in the Missouri House of Representatives says rather than focus only on ideas that have already been vetted, the legislature needs to consider some fresh ideas. Mike Talboy (D-Kansas City) points to the states neighboring Missouri, all of which he...
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...