by Mike Lear | Apr 4, 2014 | Business, News
National organizations are raising the stakes and the pressure on GOP lawmakers in Missouri to vote on a so-called “right to work” law, which would bar making union membership a requisite of a job. Unions and Democrats say “right to work”...
by Mike Lear | Mar 31, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial passage to legislation that is alternately called “paycheck protection” by its supporters and “paycheck deception” by its opponents. The bill, HB 1617 sponsored by Representative Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston),...
by Mike Lear | Mar 24, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Work will continue on a House Republican proposal that would reform Medicaid and expand eligibility in Missouri, despite Senate Republicans reaffirming their opposition to Medicaid expansion. A House Committee will hold its third hearing on the proposal, HB 1901...
by Mike Lear | Mar 14, 2014 | News
See videos of the mid-session media conferences with House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and Minority Leader Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis), as the legislature enters its spring break.
by Mike Lear | Mar 4, 2014 | Business, News
The state House has passed its version of a bill proposing a cease-fire in the so-called “Border War” over jobs with Kansas. The proposal sponsored by House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) would restrict the use of certain incentive programs for businesses...