by Mike Lear | Apr 16, 2014 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
The legislature has sent Governor Jay Nixon (D) a proposed $620-million a year cut to income taxes, and Republicans are considering whether enough votes to override a veto are in reach. Nixon has 15 days to act on the bill (SB 509). He could sign it, allow it to...
by Jessica Machetta | Feb 13, 2014 | Education, News
Gov. Jay Nixon says he’s working with legislators to pass a bill that cuts taxes for working Missourians. Nixon vetoed a tax-cut measure last year, saying it would have imperiled funding for K-12 education. The legislature failed to override that veto when two...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Two state lawmakers want to ask voters whether the power of governors to withhold money should be changed. Representative Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) says questions regarding the limit of that power have remained unanswered for too long. “Everybody, I...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2013 | News
Legislation that would have given some sex offenders an opportunity to get off the state’s registry has died in the House without an attempt to override its veto. The sex offender registry language was attached to a bill sponsored by Representative Kevin Engler...
by Mike Lear | Aug 29, 2013 | News
A Missouri lead producer says one of the Governor’s vetoes could spell the end of its operations in the state. The Vice President of Law for the Doe Run Company, Matt Wohl, has been visiting with state lawmakers urging them to overturn the veto of a bill that...
