JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to a ‘right-to-work’ ballot measure on Wednesday afternoon, but fell far short of the required votes to send the bill on to the Senate. The legislation, sponsored by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When a number of Republicans quietly raised objections to taking a vote on ‘right-to-work’ in private caucus meetings, some Republicans hoped to increase the pressure from the outside. More than a dozen Republican members – including Wanda Brown,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon announced a new initiative Tuesday to develop a “comprehensive energy plan for Missouri,” an idea which gained support from stakeholders that most often find themselves on the opposite side of energy issues. Speaking in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The national conservative activism group FreedomWorks issued a call to action on Monday, asking its members in Missouri to call a list of wary Republicans and urge them to support ‘right-to-work.’
– When Missourians go to watch the Final Four basketball games on Saturday, they should expect to hear a message from Fair Trade Missouri. The organization – which is backing legislation to close the loophole given to so-called “Little Tobacco”…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As the Missouri House of Representatives inches closer to a possible vote on ‘right-to-work,’ national conservative groups are publicly piling on in hopes of getting it across the finish line. House Majority Leader John Diehl, R-St.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With opposition from 20 Republicans, the Missouri House of Representatives sent legislation to the Senate on Thursday that would require annual authorization by public employee labor union members for their unions to deduct dues. The bill passed…
And then there were six. On Wednesday, the Republican National Committee announced that it had narrowed its list of potential host cities for the 2016 Republican National Convention down to six, including Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City was selected for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Republicans in the Missouri Senate have voiced strong opposition to expanding Medicaid in Missouri. But State Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, has his own idea. Silvey has legislation that would couple long-sought reforms to the state’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Senate on Tuesday sent a $690 million tax cut bill to the House with a 23-9 vote. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Will Kraus, R-Kansas City, is drastically different from how it started. The…