Nixon restricts $115.5 million in new or increased spending
Nixon said in a news release that further budget restrictions might be necessary if the legislature overrides his vetoes of three tax breaks
Rauner: Democrats pulled airport money, but they deny it
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says Democrats removed overdue money for a project at Chicago Rockford International Airport from last week’s short-term state spending bill but they say that’s not the case. The Republican governor said in an interview Tuesday with the Rockford Register Star that he included money for maintenance and repair…
Flag-burning Illinois protester will not face charges
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois prosecutor says she will not file charges against a man whose flag-burning protest led to his arrest on Independence Day. Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said in a statement Tuesday that she will not file charges against Bryton Mellott of Urbana because flag burning is “protected free speech.” Pictures…
Nixon vetoes push to charge for missed Medicaid appointments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s governor has vetoed a measure that would have allowed the state’s doctors to charge Medicaid patients fees for missing appointments without advance notice. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon rejected Senate Bill 608 on Tuesday, saying the legislation “would needlessly punish our state’s most vulnerable citizens.” Under the measure sent to…
Missouri investigators: No evidence of fetal tissue sales
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican leaders of a Missouri Senate investigation say they didn’t find evidence that Planned Parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue in the state. However, they say the investigation did indicate that Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri did not follow state law and regulatory procedures for disposal…
Police investigate St. Louis church arson, vandalism
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police are investigating an incident in which a Baptist church in St. Louis was vandalized and set on fire. The St. Louis Dispatch (http://bit.ly/29p9Vvj ) reports that officers responded to a building alarm at Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the building was on fire,…
St. Louis Police release video of shooting suspects
(KTRS) – St. Louis Police hope that surveillance video can help identify the gunmen who killed two people and injured a third outside of a St. Louis market. The video shows two men with rifles getting out of a car at Moma Minnie’s convenience store and then they start shooting. Police say they found evidence…