by Mike Lear | Aug 15, 2012 | Legislature, News
The resignation of Steven Tilley as Speaker of the Missouri House comes as Republicans could try to overturn vetoes on as many as seven bills in the September veto session. Majority Floor Leader and the likely eventual Speaker, Tim Jones, says he and Tilley discussed...
by Mike Lear | Aug 13, 2012 | Legislature, News
House Speaker Steven Tilley (R-Perryville) has announced he is resigning as Speaker and as a member of the House of Representatives, effective at the end of the day today. Tilley says he wants to focus more time on his optometry practice, campaign work and spending...
by Mike Lear | Jun 8, 2012 | Education, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The likely next Speaker of the Missouri House wants to see a committee formed to work on education issues in the interim, after some key issues were left on the table in the 2012 session. Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says compared to past years when...
by Mike Lear | May 7, 2012 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
A 21-member committee will hold meetings across the state this spring and summer looking into the future of transportation in Missouri. It also marks a return to public service for a former House Speaker a year after pleading guilty to assault. The Blue Ribbon...
by Mike Lear | Apr 30, 2012 | Legislature, News
A conference committee of the House and Senate could begin meeting as early as today to hash out the two chambers’ differences in the budget. The Chairman of the House Budget Committee says the Senate’s budget proposal is not balanced. Ryan Silvey says an...
