CHICAGO (AP) – Rank-and-file Illinois lawmakers frustrated by the 10-month state budget impasse are meeting on their own in bipartisan groups to discuss potential solutions. Some of those legislators spoke Monday in Chicago during a forum on the budget hosted by The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. State Reps. William Davis, a Homewood Democrat, and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Senate Democrats are stalling a Republican proposal to require a photo ID to vote in Missouri. Republicans tabled the legislation Monday after about two hours of debate but said they would bring it up again. A Democratic filibuster last week also halted debate on the bill. Democrats say requiring a photo…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new policy called “Ban the Box” is in place to help those with a criminal record have an easier time of getting a job in the state of Missouri. On Monday afternoon, Governor Jay Nixon visited the St. Louis Agency On Training and Employment, where he signed an executive order…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says it’s planning to close two more dorms on the Columbia campus because of a drop in residency. KMBC-TV reports cites in a decrease in the number of students requiring housing at the campus for deciding to no longer offer space at the Respect or Excellence residence…
WASHINGTON (AP) – As Americans consider their options for the next president, they’re increasingly warming to the president they already have. Boosted by some good economic news, President Barack Obama is seeing his approval rating rise. That puts Obama, who leaves office in January, in a position to remain a force in the political debate…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is claiming to be thrifty in an email asking supporters to help him pay off more than $1 million in presidential campaign debt. Walker said in the fundraising plea sent Sunday that “If there is one thing the American people learned about me during our presidential campaign, it…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The 28-year-old man accused of killing a former New Orleans Saints player will appear before a state judge in Orleans Parish Criminal Court. Cardell Hayes is being held one $1 million bond in the death of Will Smith. Hayes will appear in magistrate’s court Monday at 3 p.m. to let the…
