Key GOP legislators want to see Governor’s Medicaid expansion proposal
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...
View ArticleState of mental health care in Missouri discussed against gun control backdrop
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,...
View ArticleHouse Budget Committee questions Patrol commander about plane purchase
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...
View ArticlePlan for surplus includes money for Capitol, old prison site, mental hospital
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...
View ArticleGov. Nixon vetoes bill to allow sale of alcohol in State Capitol, historic...
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...
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