by Mike Lear | Jul 1, 2014 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
A Cole County judge has dismissed lawsuits challenging two issues on the August ballot, saying the deadline has passed for a court change to the ballot language of those issues as plaintiffs had hoped. The rulings deal with Constitutional Amendment 5, which supporters...
by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2014 | Elections, News, Transportation
The Transportation Department will release at noon Friday its draft list of projects that would be slated for completion if voters approve a tax increase in August. The draft list will have the projects that the Highways and Transportation Commission would make sure...
by Mike Lear | May 12, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The Majority Floor Leader in the House says the chamber’s Democrats have already had what they say they want, before they will vote for a transportation sales tax increase. House Minority Leader Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis) told Missourinet that his caucus wants a...
by Mike Lear | Apr 9, 2014 | Legislature, News, Transportation
Whether to ask Missouri voters to pass a one-cent sales tax for transportation for ten years is now in the hands of the state Senate. The House has approved its version of that proposal. The Senate could send that measure to voters in November. Some lawmakers who...
