by Mike Lear | Nov 14, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon says he is directing the Missouri Department of Revenue to accept tax returns filed jointly by same-sex couples who are legally married in other states but have income in Missouri. Nixon said he would take the action with an executive order by the...
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 | Nov 1, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
A House Committee is going to look into reports of a hostile workplace in agencies in the Nixon Administration. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has asked the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee to hold a hearing on the issue. Former employees in...
by Mike Lear | Oct 31, 2013 | 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)Â a list of the things he wants...
by Mike Lear | Oct 4, 2013 | News
The next tour of the state by House Speaker Tim Jones will focus on Agriculture. House Speaker Tim Jones says with a family background in farming, he understands how important agriculture is to the state. He says the relationship between issues that effect agriculture...
