JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation championed by Republicans that sought to limit political activity by public labor unions, but the victory may only be temporary for the bill’s opponents. On Tuesday, he struck down Senate Bill…
Executive Branch
Schweich audit refocuses attention on Nixon plane usage
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Auditor Tom Schweich released a new audit Tuesday critical of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s purchase of a new plane for executive and employee transportation. Schweich’s audit claimed that the Highway Patrol failed to justify…
Politics
Missouri Republicans mull Latino outreach, finance hurdles
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Republicans met in Columbia over the weekend for their quarterly committee meeting, where the party focused on new ways to reach out to Latinos — part of a broader strategy laid out by party leaders. The…
Washington
Missouri student presidents join effort against student loan rate hike
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Student body presidents from three Missouri universities have joined a national campaign urging Congress to extend the current interest rates on student loans. In a letter, student body presidents Ashley Koesterer, Missouri University of Science and Technology,…
Uncategorized
Republicans tout “transformation” — not “expansion” — in Medicaid debate
by Eli Yokley •
— After months on the defensive in the debate over whether to expand Medicaid in Missouri, state Republicans are hoping to reclaim the debate this summer with a new word: Transformation. While Republicans fully opposed flat expansion as called for…
Uncategorized
Schweich unchallenged in 2014 auditor’s cash race
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Democrats wait on the sidelines in the 2014 state auditor’s race, Republican incumbent Tom Schweich is building a big war chest for next year’s campaign. On Wednesday, Schweich raised some $130,000 at a breakfast fundraiser…