by Mike Lear | Mar 27, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Representative Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) has issued an open letter to fellow lawmakers regarding Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) reported position that he would veto the legislation moving through the legislature that would rewrite Missouri’s criminal code. A...
by Mike Lear | Mar 26, 2014 | News
The state House has endorsed a bill meant to keep the federal government from enforcing updated regulations on wood burning stoves and furnaces. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed standards for makers of wood stoves aiming to reduce emissions by about 80...
by Mike Lear | Mar 26, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Supporters of Medicaid Expansion aren’t giving up, even as the majority Republican party continues to assert its position against expanded eligibility. The House on Tuesday twice rejected amendments to its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015 that would have...
by Mike Lear | Mar 25, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial approval to a proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Republican Majority twice rejected amendments that would have built federal money to expand eligibility for Medicaid into the budget. Both efforts were...
by Mike Lear | Mar 25, 2014 | News
Hours before the scheduled execution of convicted inmate Jeffrey Ferguson, the state House has rejected an attempt to change how the Department of Corrections pays for executions. Department Director George Lombardi testfied to a House Committee in February that all...
