by Alisa Nelson | Feb 15, 2022 | Business, Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Mobs of thieves have hit up retailers around the country recently by quickly raiding stores and taking off with piles of merchandise in a matter of minutes. State Representative Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, is sponsoring a bill meant to address these organized retail theft...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 9, 2021 | Business, Legislature, News, Science / Technology
Missouri could allow robots to deliver goods to your home. A bill sponsored by state Senator Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, aims to let robots cruise mainly along sidewalks and crosswalks to deliver items around the state. During a state Senate Transportation,...
by Mike Lear | Mar 31, 2014 | Legislature, News
Lawmakers that have been working on the rewrite of Missouri’s criminal code for years say this is still the year to get it passed, despite the reservations expressed by Governor Jay Nixon (D) about its size. Nixon has suggested that the rewrite – currently...
by Mike Lear | Dec 6, 2013 | Business, Legislature, News
The state legislature has sent Governor Jay Nixon everything he wants in an incentive package to try to get Boeing to build its 777X airliner. At least, that’s what House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka)Â believes. “It’s my understanding that Governor...
by Mike Lear | Nov 1, 2013 | Legislature, News
The legislature failed to override Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of a controversial gun bill. Now Senate Republican leaders who helped uphold that veto have made good on a promise to offer an alternative. Senate Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard (R-Joplin) has...
