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...
by Mike Lear | Mar 25, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
A House Democrat has filed an amendment to the state budget that would bar the use of Department of Corrections funds for abortion, cloning or stem cell research. Representative Keith English’s (D-Florrisant) proposal would add to the budget bill for the...
by Mike Lear | Mar 25, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri House will debate the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 today. The proposal is split between two funds because the Governor and legislative budget makers didn’t agree on an estimate of revenue for fiscal year 2015. It would draw...
by Mike Lear | Mar 18, 2014 | News
The state House has given its approval to a fee on cell phones to pay for 911 service. Elected officials have for years looked for new ways to pay for 911 service to replace or supplement the current tax on landline phones, which is less and less sufficient as fewer...
by Mike Lear | Mar 17, 2014 | News
The State House has some messages concerning conservation issues to consider when it takes up debate of the budget next week. The proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2015 that came out of the House Budget Committee includes $6-million to back a state takeover of...
