– For the first time since 2011, Missouri is set to execute a man on death row. Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday denied a clemency request for Joseph Paul Franklin, a serial killer who shot a man outside a St. Louis…
Executive Branch
Five deer shot and harvested by Gov. Jay Nixon (PHOTOS)
by Eli Yokley •
– Gov. Jay Nixon is one lucky hunter. For the fifth year in a row, the Democrat joined thousands of hunters on opening weekend of deer season, and for the fifth year in a row, he shot and harvested a…
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Nixon: Rep. Steve Webb should resign if charges are true
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday if the charges against state Rep. Steve Webb, D-St. Louis, are true, he should step down from his seat. “That is moving very quickly,” said Nixon, a fellow Democrat. “Clearly, if…
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Jones: Nixon “defies Missouri voters” with decision on same-sex marriage tax status
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones accused Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday of violating the will if Missouri voters by allowing same-sex married couples to file tax joint tax returns, as they now can at the federal…
Politics
Gov. Jay Nixon: Speaker Tim Jones is “critical of everything”
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday expressed annoyance with House Speaker Tim Jones, a Republican, for constant criticism of his administration on social media, most recently regarding his economic proposal for the Kansas City region. “He’s…
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Missouri tax code to recognize same sex marriages for first time, Nixon announces
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday the state of Missouri would begin to accept tax returns from same-sex couples filing together. During a news conference, Nixon said he would issue an executive order directing the Missouri…