– U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill signed herself up on the health care exchange this week, and did so, she said, almost “seamlessly.” McCaskill’s office distributed a video on Friday showing the Democratic lawmaker at her desk in Washington going step-by-step…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Standing on the distribution floor of The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said Monday charitable giving is tied closely to tax policy – and that he favors expanding tax incentives for…
– Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said when she signs up on the federal health care exchange later this month, she will not accept her employer contribution as a federal employee to do so. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, McCaskill…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — When U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond retired at the end of 2010, his career in public service could have ended. Bond could have left the long hours, the grueling travel schedule, the public light and the high-stakes…
– Both of Missouri’s U.S. Senators expressed disappointment Wednesday in the first month of the federal health care exchange. The bipartisan sentiment came after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released dismal numbers for the program’s first month,…
– In the first month of the federal health care exchange, only 751 Missourians were able to successfully select a coverage plan as required by the 2010 health care law. According to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of…
– The passing of former U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton on Monday night brought on statements of praise and admiration from lawmakers in both parties. Skelton, the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee who served in Congress for 17…
– The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $1.84 million grant to the University of Missouri Tuesday to aid the school in researching and developing components of the small modular reactors for the nuclear power industry. The University of Missouri,…
– Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., told Fox News Sunday he is opposed to increasing revenues, as lawmakers attempt to refocus on reaching a longer-term spending agreement by the beginning of next year. Blunt, vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference,…
– The federal government reopened Thursday after a 16-day shutdown, and lawmakers and President Barack Obama alike expressed sentiment that they hoped to use the lessons learned from the latest fiscal crisis to prevent it from happening again. On Thursday…