by Joey Parker | Dec 29, 2021 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Governor Mike Parson has named two new directors to his team. At Wednesday’s Capitol news conference, the governor named Valeri Huhn the new Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Wayne Wallingford as Director of the Missouri Department...
by Mike Lear | Jul 21, 2014 | Business, Legislature, News
The state Chamber says a bill that will make it harder to get unemployment benefits will benefit both employees and employers. The bill changes the definition of “misconduct” in relation to employment, so that it is harder for people to get unemployment...
by Mike Lear | Jul 2, 2014 | Legislature, News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed legislation that would have tripled the waiting period for an abortion in Missouri. Nixon called the legislation “extreme and disrespectful” for not including an exemption for women that have been the victim of rape or...
by Mike Lear | Jun 19, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Democratic Party hopes to take some of the seats currently held by a large Republican majority in both chambers of the state legislature. Chairman Roy Temple says there is a real opportunity for his party to make headway in those races. One issue that he...
by Mike Lear | Jun 11, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed ten tax cut bills that he says could have reduced state and local revenues by more than $776-million dollars. Nixon called the bills “secret, sweetheart deals so that the well-connected can pay less, while asking all Missourians...
