A powerful lobbying team and political advocacy arm in Jefferson City with ties to St. Louis billionaire Rex Sinquefield is getting involved in the latest fight between so-called “Big Tobacco” and “Little Tobacco.” Under Missouri law, Little Tobacco – known…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For 40 years, Bill Reiboldt has operated a farm north of Neosho, and until he recently sold 125 Holsteins, Reiboldt said his favorite part of farming was running a dairy operation. “My farming operation was always…
– During the first ten weeks of this year’s legislative session, the General Assembly has delivered just six bills to Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After nine full weeks in Jefferson City, the Missouri General Assembly left town on Thursday for their annual spring break. The legislature as a whole placed just six bills on the governor’s desk, but each chamber…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri Senate panel heard legislation that would cap the percentage of a settlement a lawyer could collect when taking a contingency case. The bill, backed by Senate Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard, R-Joplin, would cap…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Senate candidate Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, pledged Tuesday to fill out all four years of his term if elected – a not-so-subtle jab at House Speaker Tim Jones, who is mulling a bid while also considering a statewide…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Auditor Tom Schweich released an audit critical of the state’s low-income housing tax credit Monday, leading to the stalled debate over a tax cut bill in the state Senate.
– State Reps. Mike Colona and Michele Kratky were driving together in St. Louis on Monday and were involved in a minor accident. The cause? Someone ran a red light and collided into the driver’s side of Colona’s vehicle. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri lawmakers mulled bills earlier in the week that aim to further restrict abortion in the state, but the two chambers took different approaches to some specific provisions.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Senate Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard, R-Joplin, said Thursday he support using a rarely used Senate procedure to force a vote on legislation that would triple the current 24-hour waiting period for abortions.