– State Rep. Steven Webb, D-St. Louis, is set to resign after being charged with felony stealing charges, House Minority Leader Jake Hummel, D-St. Louis, said Wednesday. Webb was charged Wednesday with one count of felony stealing for soliciting $3,000…
General Assembly
Ron Richard: Revised gun bill will be first up when Senate returns
by Eli Yokley •
– What will be the first bill on deck when lawmakers return to Jefferson City in January? A bill that would aim to weaken federal gun rules, Senate Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard said on Thursday. Richard, a Joplin-area Republican…
House Republicans get $110,000-boost from Speaker’s race
by Eli Yokley •
– Regardless of its outcome, the cash race surrounding the summer-long campaign to receive the Republican caucus’s nomination for Speaker of the House was a big boost for more than 80 GOP members. Over the summer, as the two candidates…
Rep. Mike Thomson: Media blowing Maryville alleged assault case out of proportion
by Eli Yokley •
– State Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, says the media is blowing up the story of an alleged sexual assault case involving his predecessor’s grandson out of proportion. The case, reported over the weekend in a 4,000 word expose by the…
With opposition from 15 Republicans, tax bill veto override fails
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – 15 Republicans joined a united Democratic caucus on Wednesday voting against an override of the controversial income tax cut bill, House Bill 253. “Ultimately, this was a political battle, in which our state lost,” House Speaker…
Briefer: 19 Senate bills vetoed by Nixon
by Eli Yokley •
– While much of the summer-long drama previewing this year’s veto session has focused on the Missouri House of Representatives, Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed 19 bills in the General Assembly’s upper chamber — including legislation pushed by gas companies to…
House Democrats critical of Speaker’s side business
by Eli Yokley •
– Missouri House Democrats penned a scathing letter to House Speaker Tim Jones on Monday critical of his association with Missouri Freedom Alliance, a limited liability company set up by Jones and John B. Royal, a neighbor, in 2007. As…
12 bills that could come up in House during veto session
by Eli Yokley •
– House Speaker Tim Jones said Sunday there are nearly a dozen bills to watch as lawmakers head to Jefferson City for veto session on Wednesday. #MOLeg 2013 Veto Session wk is here. #MOHouse bills 2 watch:7, 10, 19, 253,…
State lawmaker compares Nixon public relations blitz to Hitler propaganda
by Eli Yokley •
— Missouri State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, told constituents that “perception is everything” in public relations — whether it be Adolph Hitler in Nazi Germany or Gov. Jay Nixon in Missouri. In her weekly Capitol Report, Rehder wrote: “My…
Less than a week from veto session, Rowden among Republicans undecided on tax cut vote
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A few hundred students gathered at the University of Missouri Thursday evening for a rally aimed at urging the legislature to sustain Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of controversial income tax legislation. The event featured several opponents to…