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Missouri moves to lift ban on foreign farm owners

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:53 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

Lawmaker: Remove radioactive waste from landfill

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:44 -0400

ST. LOUIS - A suburban St. Louis lawmaker on Monday called for the removal of nuclear waste from a landfill near Lambert Airport, citing concerns about an underground fire nearby.

Leadership competition takes shape in Mo. House

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:34:43 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A leadership competition is brewing in the state House after a Republican lawmaker from central Missouri said Monday he is running for speaker - a post that also is being sought by the chamber's current majority leader.

Fla. man killed in St. Louis area crash

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:04 -0400

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri - A 34-year-old Florida man has been killed in a traffic accident in St. Louis County.

2 men drown in Mo. lakes

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:29:44 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Two Missouri State Highway Patrol says two men have drowned in Missouri lakes.

Mo. bill lets banks compete with payday lenders

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:18:32 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - People running short of money could have a new alternative for getting some quick cash under legislation pending before Gov. Jay Nixon.

Messages seek to sway Nixon on Mo. abortion bill

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:36:14 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Numerous messages are urging Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to sign legislation that would require doctors be in the room for the initial dose of a drug used in medical abortions.

Mo. House interim committee to review agencies

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:05:13 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A special committee in the Missouri House will spend the next several months reviewing the performance of state agencies.

3 killed in eastern Missouri crash

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:28:30 -0400

STE. GENEVIEVE, Missouri - A teenage driver and two young passengers are dead following a collision on an eastern Missouri highway.

Nixon signs into law Mo. foster care legislation

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:37:04 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation allowing older youths leaving Missouri's foster care system to return if it's in their best interest.

Mo. lawmaker sits on judiciary, natural resources

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:10:24 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri's newest congressman has been appointed to the U.S. House committees on natural resources and the judiciary.

Mo. Gov. Nixon signs various measures into law

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:20:47 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation requiring all Missouri colleges and universities to develop screening programs for tuberculosis.

Members named for Mo. Senate Medicaid committee

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:09:44 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Seven Republicans and three Democrats have been appointed to a Missouri Senate committee that will study potential changes to the Medicaid health care program for the poor.

Nixon renews case on veto of proposed Mo. tax

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:07:30 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pressed his objections Tuesday to what he called a "risky, untested scheme" that would reduce the state's income tax rate for the first time in more than 90 years.

Mo. child hit by truck backing out of driveway

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:53:05 -0400

PERRY, Missouri - A 2-year-old boy has died after being hit by a pickup truck that was backing out of a driveway in eastern Missouri.

Analysis: Fees would rise under Mo. legislation

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:37:31 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Tax cuts were a top priority this year for a supermajority of Republican lawmakers who wanted to let Missouri families and businesses keep more of their hard-earned money. Yet those same lawmakers who passed a $700 million income tax cut also authorized numerous little-known fee increases that ultimately could cost Missourians millions of dollars.

Mo. gov. receives thousands of messages about guns

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:19:36 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Several thousand online messages have piled up as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon considers what to do with recently passed legislation that would bolster gun rights.

Mass. Gov. Patrick to speak at Mo. Democrat event

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:56:09 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is heading to Missouri to be the keynote speaker at a gathering of Democratic lawmakers and activists.

Correction: Missouri Legislature-Committees story

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:21:23 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - In a story June 6 about the creation a Missouri House interim committee focused on chronic wasting disease, The Associated Press reported erroneously that officials in Missouri stopped issuing permits for new big-game hunting and breeding facilities that hold white-tailed or mule deer. Officials proposed suspending the issuance of new permits but did not implement it.

Mo. cities urge veto of cellphone tower bill

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:47:41 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - An association of Missouri cities on Friday urged Gov. Jay Nixon to veto legislation limiting their ability to regulate cellphone towers, citing concerns that a proliferation of unsightly structures near homes or historic town squares could hurt local property values.

3 teens killed in eastern Missouri crash

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:04:06 -0400

UNION, Missouri - Authorities say three teenagers are dead after their car went off a road and struck a tree in eastern Missouri's Franklin County.

Mo. GOP lawmakers vow override attempt on tax cut

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:21:25 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Some Republican lawmakers are vowing to try to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill that reduced income taxes.

Woodworth seeks venue change for 3rd murder trial

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:34:58 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - A Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death is again asking to move the case to a neighboring county.

Mass. Gov. Patrick to speak at Mo. Democrat event

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:04:44 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is to be the keynote speaker at a Missouri gathering of Democrats.

Gov. Nixon appoints to Mo. college, highway boards

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:14:09 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has re-appointed a former state board of education member to the governing board for the University of Missouri system.