The animosity over Missouri’s plan to widen Interstate 70 has taken a turn. Rep. Don Mayhew, R-Crocker, is proposing to switch the names of Interstate 70 and Interstate 44. The bill follows the Missouri Legislature and Gov. Mike Parson endorsing a $2.8 billion plan...
Let the number crunching begin. It’s back to the state budget this week. The Missouri House is expected to debate the estimated $51.6 billion plan. Missouri House Committee Chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, has stripped out the governor’s I-70 request to expand the...
With a reported $6 billion state budget surplus, the state’s largest transportation coalition wants the legislature to dedicate bucks to widen Interstate 70 statewide. I-70 is currently only two lanes each way in many parts of the state. Morgan Mundell, with...
The state Attorney General’s Office is taking the Missouri School Boards’ Association to court, accusing the nonprofit of withholding open records. The Office says MSBA is a quasi-public governmental body because it performs a public function and the nonprofit’s...
