by Mike Lear | May 8, 2013 | News
The House has approved a measure that would ask voters whether the right of parents to raise children should be laid out in the state Constitution. The proposal is sponsored by Representative Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff). He says it is based on principles already...
by Mike Lear | May 3, 2013 | Business, News
The state House has passed its version of workers compensation reform and a Second Injury Fund fix, setting the stage for a conference with the Senate. Both versions of the bill would have claims made by workers who incurred a disease because of their job fall under...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2013 | News
A state representative says he’s completely dissatisfied with a contract between the Department of Social Services and a Boston-based firm that he says would trap some Missourians permanently in a life of poverty. The House Committee on Government Oversight and...
by Mike Lear | Apr 11, 2013 | News
A state lawmaker says legislation meant to stop the Revenue Department from scanning and keeping Missourians’ information misses the larger mark. The House has given initial approval to HB 787, a bill to stop the Revenue Department from scanning and keeping...
by Mike Lear | Mar 28, 2013 | News
House Republicans are moving to stop the scanning of source documents provided by applicants for driver’s and non-driver’s licenses and concealed carry permits. That includes a change to the House’s budget proposal. Representative Todd Richardson...
