by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed a bill that would allow alcohol to be sold at events in the State Capitol and the historic Missouri State Penitentiary. Supporters said the bill would allow the Missouri Capitol Commission to include alcohol sales at celebrations of...
by admin | May 3, 2013 | News
The state House has approved a supplemental budget bill that would use higher-than-expected state revenue to pay for some state facilities’ needs. The state budget director says revenue collections are up 11.2 percent compared to this time last year and 27.4...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | News
The Superintendent of the state Highway Patrol has faced questions from the House Budget Committee about his agency’s purchase of a new plane. Colonel Ron Replogle tells the Committee the idea to purchase the new $5.6 million dollar plane was his and his...
by admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Among both those for and those against new gun control measures are those who say the quality of mental health care must also be considered when discussing violence prevention. By several accounts, the system in the state of Missouri is under funded, but there is...
by admin | Dec 5, 2012 | News
Republican leaders in the House and Senate have alternately said they oppose Governor Jay Nixon’s intention to support Medicaid expansion and say it is unlikely to pass the legislature. Two key Republicans in the budget making process, though, say they want to...
