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Nixon, GOP clash over Medicaid, driver's licenses

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:36:30 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon began his second term with ambitions to expand Medicaid coverage, cap campaign contributions and lengthen the school year. But those priorities ran into a wall of opposition from the largest Republican legislative majority since the Civil War.

Mo. lawmakers give mixed results on business aid

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:58:28 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri lawmakers revamped four of the state's main business incentives on the final day of their legislative session, but failed Friday to pass a broader measure that would have scaled back costly tax credits for developers.

Mo. bill would let sheriffs print gun permits

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:08 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri's county sheriffs would become responsible for printing concealed weapons permits instead of the state Revenue Department under legislation sent to the governor Thursday.

APNewsBreak: Mo. Medicaid director out of a job

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:17:19 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The director of Missouri's Medicaid health care program was out of a job Tuesday with no public explanation for why he was replaced after serving through two administrations.

Analysis: Nixon pans proposed Mo. office building

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:32:21 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Lawmakers envisioned a shiny new state office building potentially constructed on the site of a now-closed Missouri prison. Gov. Jay Nixon called it a "building for bureaucrats that I didn't ask for." The contrasting visions means the office building could join several college construction projects as existing only in a spending plan.

Gov. Nixon signs bill expanding definition of eggs

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:54:34 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that would expand the definition of eggs.

Nixon likely to veto Mo. income tax cut plan

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:48:17 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Gov. Jay Nixon indicated Friday that he is likely to veto legislation that would cut Missouri's income taxes for businesses and individuals, saying he has serious concerns that it could jeopardize funding for essential government services.

Mo. bill would nullify federal gun control laws

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:30:02 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Legislature sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would expand gun rights and declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable, in a response to President Barack Obama's push for gun control legislation.

Mo. prevailing wage overhaul sent to governor

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:07:38 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Legislature passed a bill Monday that would change the way wage requirements are calculated for construction projects in rural counties.

Mo. celebrates centennial of Capitol construction

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:53:17 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri officials celebrated the centennial of the state Capitol's groundbreaking Monday while Senate budget writers advanced legislation that would provide millions of dollars for the building's maintenance and repairs.

Group aims to demystify college for at-risk youth

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:31:28 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Corrie Mills doesn't usually run through the halls of Central High School, waving a piece of paper over her head. But this wasn't a usual day.

Nixon hails news of 2K jobs at Ford plant in KC

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:54:43 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday hailed the announcement of 2,000 new jobs at Ford Motor Co.'s Kansas City assembly plant as further evidence of his state's role in the rebirth of the U.S. automobile manufacturing industry.

Fed letter thanks Mo. for complying with Real ID

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:39:27 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Republican lawmakers are raising new questions about whether Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration has tried to comply with the federal Real ID Act.

Hotel workers enlisted in human trafficking fight

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:58:13 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - From five-star boutique properties to low-rent rooms for rent along the interstate, hotel workers are trained to not pry into their guests' private lives.

APNewsBreak: Mo. photo biometrics plan in limbo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:46:01 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - With its financing in jeopardy, Missouri has slowed work on a high-tech computer program intended to catch potential fraud or criminals by conducting a biometric analysis - or facial recognition - of digital photographs taken for state driver's licenses and identification cards.

Mo. senators vote down federal Medicaid expansion

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:38:37 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Republican senators have made it clear that there will be no Medicaid expansion in Missouri this session.

Floodwaters rising after storms deluge heartland

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:28:43 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Flood fighters from small Mississippi River hamlets to the suburbs of Chicago staged a feverish battle Friday to hold back raging rivers, after days of torrential rains soaked much of the Midwest.