General Assembly
Anti-abortion bills begin moving in Missouri legislature
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Tim Jones presented legislation Wednesday that would allow health care providers to opt out of certain treatments they find morally objectionable. For the second year in a row, Jones, a Republican, filled the bill…
Executive Branch
Nixon: Businesses will pay fewer taxes in 2014
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced employers in the state will save $186 million in federal taxes because the state has come in six months early on payments into the federal Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.…
Executive Branch
Five Takeaways from Nixon’s Tuesday press conference
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon held a press conference on Tuesday to announce Missouri employers will save some $186 million annually as the state retires its obligation to the federal Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund six months ahead of schedule.…
Washington
McCaskill meets with CEO’s, world leaders at World Economic Forum
by Eli Yokley •
Washington
McCaskill: Obama should highlight economic progress in State of the Union
by Eli Yokley •
– When President Barack Obama delivers his sixth state of the union address to a joint session of Congress, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill hopes he highlights the nation’s economic improvements in recent years. “I think it’s important to note and people…