General Assembly
House moves to limit gubernatorial budgetary authority
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House has sent a constitutional amendment to the Senate that would roll back the governor’s ability to withhold money in the budget. The Missouri Constitution currently allows the governor to “control the rate” of expenditures…
Executive Branch
In first bill signing, Nixon aims to ease process for service members filing for elected office
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When candidate filing opens next week, members of the military serving abroad will now have more ease in filing to run for public office back home. On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill that would…
General Assembly
With Nasheed amendment gone, NRA not taking position on Nieves’ gun bill
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The National Rifle Association put out an action alert against Sen. Brian Nieves’ bill that would nullify federal gun rules when Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, successfully added an amendment that would require reporting of a lost…
General Assembly
Senate Republicans bend to NRA pressure on gun bill
by Eli Yokley •
UPDATED AT 9:55 p.m. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Senate Republicans repealed a provision to a gun bill that would require reporting of lost or stolen guns after the National Rifle Association voiced strong opposition to the bill last week.…
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30 years later, House Veterans Committee chairman’s time in Navy lends insight
by The Joplin Globe •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Nearly three decades ago, Charlie Davis was in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Saratoga. Davis, of Webb City, served in the Navy as an aviation electronics technician from 1983 to 1989 — a tenure that…