JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A bill passed by Missouri’s Republican-controlled legislature that would have prohibited former school superintendents from running for school board was vetoed Friday by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. The measure, introduced by state Rep. Delus Johnson of St.…
Politics
John Brunner launches exploratory campaign for governor
by Eli Yokley •
— St. Louis businessman John Brunner, who led an unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012, confirmed Thursday he is exploring a run for governor next fall. “Missourians have always been and always will be pioneers…
General Assembly
Lowest paid state workers in the nation seek a raise by 2020
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General Assembly
Missouri bills would remove permit requirement for concealed weapons, allow guns on trains
by Eli Yokley •
General Assembly
Senate committee denies requests of reporter, activist to film
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Executive Branch
In note written before death, former Schweich spokesman says he feared being unemployed
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When Matt Blunt did not seek reelection and Jay Nixon became Missouri’s governor, Spence Jackson, a former Blunt staffer who was then a spokesman at the Missouri Department of Economic Development, lost his job with the state…