Kinder wants money to launch waste-seeking website

Missouri’s Lieutenant Governor is asking the legislature for money to help him look for waste in the state government. Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder has asked a House Budget subcommittee to return his budget in the new fiscal year to the level it was in 2009....

Bill for filling of statewide office vacancies sent to Senate

For the fifth straight year the House has passed a proposal to change how vacancies in statewide offices are filled. The bill would require openings for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer and U.S. Senator be...

Election bill advances from House Committee

The House Elections Committee has approved House House Speaker Pro Tem Jason Smith’s (R-Salem) proposal that would require openings for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer and U.S. Senator be filled at the...