Since Memorial Day 2013, five of Missouri’s active duty service members were killed in action. U.S. Army Sergeant Timothy Wayne Owens Owens, a 37-year-old from Rolla, Mo., was killed on April 2, 2014 during a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.…
Executive Branch
Nixon: “Experimenting with vouchers” isn’t a solution to school transfer crisis
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon again railed against the “private option” included in the legislature’s bill aiming to address the school transfers crisis facing St. Louis and Kansas City, but stopped short of saying whether he would veto…
Nixon: Legislature “blew up” budget by passing new tax credits
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Less than an hour after the Missouri General Assembly adjourned on its last day of session, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon appeared before reporters armed with a new line of attack on the Republican-controlled state legislature: Their support…
School transfers bill heads to Nixon’s desk despite his opposition to ‘private option’
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After a 89-66 vote in the Missouri House, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon will now decide the fate of legislation aiming to solve the school transfer crisis facing the St. Louis region.
Nixon has “profound concerns” about impact of 72-hour waiting period for abortion
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Hours after the legislature sent him legislation that would triple the state’s current 24-hour waiting period for abortion, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said he was concerned with the bill’s lack of an exemption for victims of rape…
Nixon coy about future of 72-hour abortion waiting period
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Speaking just more than 12 hours after Democrats ceded their filibuster of legislation that would triple the state’s 24-hour waiting period for abortion, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon hinted Tuesday that he might take similar action as…
Nixon on transfers bill: Public dollars in private schools is “where I draw the line”
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With just three days remaining in the legislative session, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon called on legislators to scrap their agreement on school transfer legislation and remove a provision that would allow local tax dollars to be…
Nixon: Tax cut “a very real threat to the principles of fiscal discipline”
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In perhaps the largest blow to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon so far in his second term, 108 Republicans were joined by one Democrat in overriding his veto of Senate Bill 509.
Three takeaways from Nixon: Hemp oil, criminal code, and ‘private option’ in transfers debate
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon met the press on Thursday to discuss his veto of Senate Bill 509 and the coming override fight. But Nixon also discussed a handful of other issues that are being faced by…
For second year, Nixon opposes broad tax cut
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the second time in as many years, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that would provide a tax cut for Missouri residents and businesses, citing potential harm to the state’s coffers – and…