JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed a budget plan that would boost spending for public education. Senators voted Thursday to approve a $27 billion budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Missouri’s colleges and universities would get a $56 million increase. Gov. Jay Nixon has said would be enough to…
(KTRS) – Missouri lawmakers could enjoy valet parking at the state Capitol. The Post-Dispatch reports that Senators voted in favor of adding money to next year’s budget to address parking problems. One Senator told the paper the money would be used to pay for someone to park and move cars around the lot. The proposal…
(KTRS) – Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson says a committee will investigate ballot issues in Tuesday’s election that may have led to voters not being able to vote. In a release, Richardson said that ballot shortages at dozens of polling places forced officials to turn away potential voters. He also said that a court order…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The state of Illinois will resume sending vehicle emissions test notices after it stopped in December due to the lack of a state budget. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Secretary of State said Wednesday that that the EPA’s vehicle emissions testing contractor, Applus Technologies Inc., has agreed to…
A Senate committee voted 5-2 Thursday to endorse holding regional Planned Parenthood CEO Mary Kogut in contempt of the Senate
Franklin County, MO (KTRS) A MODOT worker is dead after being struck by a motorist in Franklin County. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” is reporting that this happened on Highway 100 at Buchheit Road at around 9:20 a.m. Thursday. Details of the incident haven’t been released. More information will be released as information becomes available.
