by Mike Lear | Nov 5, 2013 | News
Two House panels will now be conducting investigations following up on allegations of a hostile work environment at the State Department of Agriculture. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has announced he will form the Bipartisan Investigatory Committee on State...
by Mike Lear | Oct 25, 2013 | News
The report of two House Committees formed in May to investigate the handling of Missouri license applicants’ information includes accusations that the Department of Revenue violated state law by implementing practices that comply with parts of the federal Real...
by Mike Lear | Jul 25, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The Chairman of a House Committee investigating whether Missouri law was violated in regard to the federal Real I.D. Act says it was, and says there is a connection to the Governor’s office. A Missouri law enacted in 2009 opted the state out of the federal Real...
by Mike Lear | Feb 14, 2013 | News
The state House is one vote away from sending the Senate a voter photo ID bill and the change in the state constitution that would allow it to become law. House lawmakers’ emotions ran the gamut during hours of debate on Wednesday. Democrats say passing the...
by Mike Lear | Feb 6, 2013 | News
The House Elections Committee has advanced a proposed law to require photo identification to vote. Opponents of the measure often ask why it would be necessary, saying no instances of voter fraud at the polls has been recorded in Missouri. Its sponsor, Representative...
