Nixon Campaign Will Focus on Health Care Cuts

Gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon leaves no doubt what will be at the top of his campaign agenda during his news conference at Hannibal Days. Realtors talk about the value of location, location, location. For Democrat Jay Nixon it’s not quite, but seemingly,...

Top House Democrat Unimpressed with Larger Budget

Governor Blunt has proposed a $23 billion budget for the coming year, one-and-a-half billion dollars more than the current budget. The top Democrat in the House isn’t impressed. House Minority Leader Paul LeVota (D-Independence) says it isn’t money well...

The Real Response to State of State Address

There was the official response to Governor Blunt’s State of the State address, then there’s the real response.  Democrat Jay Nixon has sat down with the Missourinet to share his views about the governor’s speech. The official response was...

Gov. Blunt Strikes Theme of Change in State of State

Governor Blunt used the theme of "change is working" to defend controversial budget cuts when he began his administration and to assert the state has moved forward under his leadership during the annual State of the State address . Barely into a 50 minute...