by admin | May 8, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A day after approving Governor Blunt’s MOHELA proposal, the legislature approves its companion spending plan. House Budget Committee Chairman, Allen Icet (R-Wildwood) has a curt answer when a Democrat suggests that without the companion spending bill, passage of...
by admin | May 7, 2007 | Politics / Govt
It takes two years, but the legislature has approved one of Governor Blunt’s top priorities. The House has approved, without revision, the Senate’s version of the MOHELA bill on a 91-to-64 vote. Strong partisan rhetoric, some harsh, punctuate House debate...
by admin | May 1, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A Columbia representative comes on board for the MOHELA bill after he receives assurances that the University of Missouri-Columbia won’t be completely left out of plans for college capital improvements. Rep. Ed Robb, a Republican from Columbia, found himself at...
by admin | Apr 26, 2007 | Politics / Govt
We’re still a little over a year and a half away from the 2008 presidential election, but Governor Matt Blunt and House Speaker Rod Jetton (R-Marble Hill) are already taking sides in the Republican race. They’re supporting former Massachusetts Governor...
by admin | Apr 24, 2007 | Politics / Govt
It seems a simple bill to register more Missourians to vote wouldn’t cause much of a stir at the Capitol, but it seems Democrats don’t trust majority Republicans pushing the plan. Missourians who apply for a hunting or a fishing permit who aren’t...
