by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The Missouri House voted Wednesday afternoon to give final approval to a $34.9 billion state operating budget. GOP leaders say it’s a budget that’s about $146 million less than the current budget. Most House members wore masks during the debate, which got...
by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s GOP governor and his likely November Democratic opponent clashed over the issue of Medicaid expansion, during separate press conferences Tuesday in Jefferson City. Medicaid is a federal and state program that assists with medical costs for residents...
by admin | Feb 6, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri House Democrats say the winds of political change are blowing in the Show-Me State, and they’re predicting change at the ballot box in November for the Missouri House. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, says the November election of...
by admin | Oct 7, 2019 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
A Missouri House subcommittee will hear testimony on the issue of Medicaid expansion Tuesday at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. The House Subcommittee on Health Care Reform will hold Tuesday’s hearing at 12:30. Subcommittee chairman Steve Helms, R-Springfield,...
by Mike Lear | Jun 20, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The Republican Speaker of the Missouri House says recent problems with the Veterans Health Administration support the stance his caucus has taken against Medicaid expansion. Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has been opposed to using federal dollars to expand eligibility for that...