by Mike Lear | Jan 20, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) is revealing a few clues, but only a few, about what he will say to Missourians in his State of the State Address tomorrow. Nixon will deliver the annual address at 7 p.m. in the House of Representatives with the members of that chamber and the...
by Mike Lear | Jan 16, 2014 | Legislature, News
The House Speaker calls it the most important health issue facing Missourians, and it’s not whether to expand or reform Medicaid. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka)Â says when caps were put on how much courts could award for pain and suffering in medical...
by Mike Lear | Jan 13, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
A House Committee that has investigated issues including the state’s role in a failed sucralose plant in Moberly and the Revenue Department’s handling of personal documents provided by applicants for Missouri driver’s licenses and concealed carry...
by Mike Lear | Jan 9, 2014 | Education, News
House Democrats have their own version of legislation seeking to change Missouri’s school transfer law. It will be sponsored by Representative Margo McNeil (D-Florissant), a former educator who served on the House Interim Education Committee. McNeil’s bill...
by Mike Lear | Jan 8, 2014 | Education, Legislature, News
The House Speaker in his opening day address reaffirmed a strong stance against changing Missouri’s school transfer law, but his budget director is going to propose a bill to do just that. The law allows students in failing school districts to transfer, at those...