by Mike Lear | Jul 19, 2013 | News
A House Committee that looks for ways to cut red tape and eliminate redundancies or unnecessary elements in government has wrapped up nine hearings in three days, throughout Missouri. Representative Paul Curtman (R-Union) is the Chairman of the Committee on Downsizing...
by Mike Lear | Jun 11, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) wants his veto of a proposed cut to Missouri’s corporate and individual income taxes to stand, and he’s taken that message to the state’s higher education leaders. “Members of the General Assembly can either support House...
by Mike Lear | Jun 11, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon and two of his advisory staff members will discuss his veto of what would have been the first cut to Missouri’s income tax in more than 90 years, in separate events today. Nixon will talk about veto after addressing a forum on higher education...
by [email protected] | Jun 5, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Nixon has vetoed a bill that mistakenly would have eliminated the sales tax exemption for prescription drugs. The bill would have provided the first income tax cut for Missourians in decades while also cutting corporate taxes. Nixon says the income tax cut...
by Mike Lear | Jun 3, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have barred the use of foreign laws, including Islamic Sharia law, in Missouri courts. Nixon says barring the consideration of foreign laws in Missouri could have interfered with the adoption by Missouri parents of...
