– Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday visited Kansas City to announce new steps to ease economic tensions in the region between Missouri and Kansas. In remarks to the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Nixon called for a voluntary…
Executive Branch
After summer-long hiatus, Nixon to publicly re-engage in Medicaid debate
by Eli Yokley •
– Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon announced on Tuesday that he has called a meeting to reengage lawmakers in the debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri. Nixon, who spent much of his time after the past legislative session campaign to sustain…
Nixon scraps controversial food stamp plan
by Eli Yokley •
– Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday withdrew his proposed rule change that would have slashed the state’s food stamp rolls by some 58,000 Missourians. “Ensuring state-administered food assistance programs operate as effectively and efficiently as possible is an important priority…
Koster offers assistance in Maryville sexual assault case
by Eli Yokley •
– Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster offered his assistance to authorities in Nodaway County, Mo., on Thursday, following county Prosecutor Robert Rice’s call on Wednesday for a special prosecutor in Maryville’s alleged sexual assault case. “The Attorney General’s Office stands…
Fear of federal cuts behind food stamp rollback back plan, Nixon says
by Eli Yokley •
LAKE OZARK, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said a rule proposed by his administration to cut thousands of childless adults from food stamps is necessary to prepare for potential cuts in federal spending. Speaking with reporters in Lake Ozark on Friday,…
McCaskill, Nixon to join Barack Obama in Kansas City touting auto jobs
by Eli Yokley •
– Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Gov. Jay Nixon will join President Barack Obama when he stops in Missouri on Friday to tout the state’s recovering auto industry. Scott Holste, a spokesman for Nixon, said the governor would join Obama…
Koster pens letter critical of nullification bill up for override
by Eli Yokley •
– Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster slammed a bill backed by the General Assembly that aims to nullify some federal gun rules. In a letter sent to House Speaker Tim Jones and other members of the body, Koster, a Democrat…
Koster cautiously backs Nixon position in tax bill fight
by Eli Yokley •
– Attorney General Chris Koster cautiously weighed in with support for Gov. Jay Nixon’s position on at least part of the controversial tax cut bill his fellow Democrats are fighting to prevent from becoming law. In a letter sent on…
In St. Louis, Nixon runs radio ad critical of Perry visit
by Eli Yokley •
– Gov. Jay Nixon’s campaign released a radio ad Tuesday critical of Texas Gov. Rick Perry ahead of his scheduled visit to St. Louis later this week. The ad will run on KTRS in St. Louis, the station that turned…
A combative Nixon blasts Texas governor ahead of Missouri trip
by Eli Yokley •
– Gov. Jay Nixon told a St. Louis radio station that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has “crossed a line” with a set of television and radio ads criticizing Missouri’s business climate ahead of a trip to the state later this…