by Mike Lear | Apr 8, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
County governments are hoping the House’s proposal to pay them more for holding state prisoners survives the rest of the budget process. The House approved a budget that would pay counties $22.58 a day for each prisoner being held on state charges. That would be...
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, 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 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 | Feb 3, 2014 | Education, News
The state Chamber says Missouri needs to offer more digital learning opportunities to its K-12 students. It released a study last week that makes that case. For the state to move in that direction would require changes in policy, funding appropriations and...