– For a handful of rank-and-file Republicans, enough is enough and it is time for Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to be impeached. Eight Republicans make up a sort-of House impeachment caucus, led by Reps. Nick Marshall and Mike Moon. Others…
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Moon considering filing articles of impeachment against Nixon over special election delays
by Eli Yokley •
Controversy growing over Senate rules on filming
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said Thursday he is taking steps to help address the recent controversy over videotaping in Senate hearings. Last week, a local television reporter was barred from using a…
AFL-CIO enlists former GOP Speaker Tilley in ‘right-to-work’ fight
by Eli Yokley •
Anti-abortion bills begin moving in Missouri legislature
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Tim Jones presented legislation Wednesday that would allow health care providers to opt out of certain treatments they find morally objectionable. For the second year in a row, Jones, a Republican, filled the bill…
What’s on deck for week four of the Missouri legislative session?
by Eli Yokley •
In 2010, Bond called Medicaid expansion’s burdens “horrific”
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When former Republican U.S. Sen. Kit Bond walks into legislative offices urging lawmakers to accept federal funds to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls, he’ll do so with a bit of baggage. Last week, the Missouri Chamber…
Lawmaker proposes tax breaks for tornado shelters
by The Joplin Globe •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri House panel heard a bill last week that would offer residents a tax break for the cost of construction of a storm shelter. The bill would allow residents a one-time deduction of as much…
Medicaid expansion’s latest, unlikely ally? Former Sen. Kit Bond
by Eli Yokley •
Nasheed to drop hold on Daniel Hall’s nomination to PSC
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, will block her hold on the nomination of Democrat Daniel Hall to the Missouri Public Service Commission. During a brief interview Thursday morning, Nasheed – who had stalled the nomination…