by Mike Lear | May 14, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
State House Republicans are criticizing Governor Jay Nixon (D) for the use of more than $390,000 in the past three fiscal years’ budgets for the Department of Social Services to pay dues to the National Governors Association. More than $206,000 of that has come...
by Mike Lear | Apr 10, 2014 | Legislature, News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) is lending his voice to those concerned about the removal from the budget of $4.6-million for the state Children’s Division by the Senate budget committee. Advocates for children and prevention of abuse say the money would have supported...
by Mike Lear | Nov 8, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Some state lawmakers are balking at the concept of saving the state money to expand Medicaid by eliminating coverage for some children. Representative Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) has outlined his idea to the House Interim Committee on Medicaid Transformation, which...
by Mike Lear | Oct 31, 2013 | Legislature, News
The chairman of a committee that held hearings during the summer on downsizing state government has a list of things he wants it to dig more deeply into. Representative Paul Curtman (R-Pacific) has given House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) a list of the things he wants...
by Mike Lear | Jul 23, 2013 | Legislature, News
A House Committee on government efficiency is looking into how the Department of Social Services handles child abuse cases. The Interm Committee on Improving Government Responsiveness and Efficiency heard from Springfield law enforcement officer Tim Bruce, who says he...
