JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri schools will get additional money because Gov. Jay Nixon has decided to reverse a few of the budget cuts he made earlier this year. Nixon on Wednesday released about $12 million of previously blocked spending, including $9 million for public schools. The Democratic governor cited a report released a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon is making more budget cuts after Missouri lawmakers overrode his vetoes on several bills creating new tax breaks. The Democratic governor has scheduled a Thursday afternoon press conference to announce details of the budget cuts. That comes one day after the Republican-led Legislature overrode vetoes of bills…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Thirsty for a beer at a ballgame or rock concert? There soon could be an app for that. Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon to enact a law allowing entertainment facilities to sell alcoholic drinks through mobile applications. Customers could tap an app on their…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have concluded their annual veto session after overriding Gov. Jay Nixon to enact measures loosening state gun laws and tightening voting requirements. The Republican-led Legislature overrode the Democratic governor on a total of 13 vetoes Wednesday. The guns laws allow most adults to carry concealed weapons without needing permits. The…
JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are poised to relax the state’s gun laws and tighten its voting requirements as they consider overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes. The Republican-led Legislature will convene Wednesday for a short session devoted to veto overrides. The top vetoed bills include a proposal to allow most people to carry…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are attempting to expand Gov. Jay Nixon’s already historic status at the state’s most overridden governor. Since Nixon took office in 2009, the Republican-led Legislature has overridden 83 vetoes of bills and budget expenditures by the Democratic governor. That’s nearly four times the combined total of all other…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon is in St. Louis Monday greeting those attending the 48th annual Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference. The conference will be attended by the Governors of several Midwest states, government officials from Japan and representatives of businesses from both countries. Japan is Missouri’s fourth-largest trading partner, the country imported $507 million…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is appointing two new members to the St. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners after a judge ruled the board didn’t follow state law. Nixon’s Tuesday appointments came days after St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison called for another election for a St. Louis-area state House seat…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A recent state audit says Missouri is making in-state and out-of-state students bear more of the costs at public universities and colleges, prompting Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to respond that the state is a national leader in college affordability. Nixon touted Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation in-state undergraduate tuition increases since 2008. He…
( KTRS ) A judge has blocked the Missouri state public defender director from appointing Gov. Jay Nixon as a Public Defender. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce says only courts can appoint defenders. Public Defender System Director Michael Barrett appointed Gov. Nixon to the case in protest of what he says is inadequate funding…