– Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder penned a letter Thursday to the 78 Republicans who voted to give first-round approval to the legislature’s ‘right-to-work’ bill.
Executive Branch
Criminal code, tax cut, and revenue: Takeaways from Nixon press conference
by Eli Yokley •
Lack of supplemental funding forces education cuts, Nixon says
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said on Thursday that because the legislature’s Fiscal Year 2014 supplemental budget fell $22 million short of his funding request, education in Missouri will take a hit.
Advocates for utilities, energy consumers back new Nixon energy push
by Eli Yokley •
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…
Nixon demands full education funding, tax credit reform as part of any tax cut
by Eli Yokley •
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…
Missouri Education Commissioner “caught off guard” by Common Core backlash
by The Joplin Globe •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro said on Friday she was surprised by the political opposition to the state’s adoption to the Common Core State Standards.
Nixon unfazed by GOP threats to block Medicaid in Senate
by Eli Yokley •
JOPLIN, Mo. – While a Republican-led effort to move Medicaid expansion through the House is still ongoing, their conservative counterparts in the Senate have declared the issue dead in the upper chamber this year.
Nixon: Criminal code reform should move forward in smaller pieces
by Eli Yokley •
JOPLIN, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday he was not opposed to working with lawmakers on legislation to update the state’s criminal code, but was not in favor of a large, comprehensive package. Senators Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, and…
Missouri Housing Development Commission approves tax credits delayed by Boeing deal
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. – After a three-month delay, the Missouri Housing Development Commission released funding for $137 million in low-income housing tax credits that were withheld last year as a part of a deal orchestrated by Gov. Jay Nixon to pass…
Nixon joins other Missouri lawmakers in favor of Keystone XL pipeline
by Eli Yokley •
– Before taking off en route to Canada for his latest trade mission, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon joined other Missouri lawmakers in calling on the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.