COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri audit says there’s a nearly $600 million backlog of deferred maintenance on state buildings because of inadequate funding. State Auditor Nicole Galloway said Thursday that years of funding shortfalls also meant state-owned offices and other buildings have not been inspected regularly. Galloway pointed to funding restrictions by Gov. Jay Nixon…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is defending his record after the head of the state’s public defender system appointed him to a case in protest of recent funding restrictions. Director Michael Barrett in a letter last week said budget cuts have prevented his office from hiring enough public defenders for those…
Also, learn about the Missouri voter ID law that could soon effect you.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens already has a remarkable resume that includes international humanitarian trips and founding a nonprofit to help military veterans find work. Now he can add another item: Republican nominee for Missouri governor. Greitens won a hard-fought, four-way Republican primary Tuesday for the right to take…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – The Municipal League of Metropolitan St. Louis has filed suit challenging a requirement that the region’s cities report revenue from traffic fines. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2aHWMvW ) report that the suit was filed Monday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, claiming that the rule for reporting traffic fine revenue to…
( KTRS ) A new Missouri law will require the state’s Social Services Department to have a third party review welfare rolls. Gov. Jay Nixon said he’ll let the law take effect without his signature. Thursday was Nixon’s deadline to sign or veto bills. The measure on welfare was the most significant bill that remained on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s communications director is joining presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign as deputy chief of staff. Nixon’s office on Tuesday announced Channing Grate will start her new job Friday. Grate’s held her job with the Democratic governor since January 2013. She previously served as communications and research chief for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate’s top Democrat has stepped down to take an administrative judgeship. Senate Minority Leader Joe Keaveny resigned Thursday. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon announced he’s been named a St. Louis workers’ compensation administrative law judge. Those judges can approve settlements and issue awards after hearings on injured workers’ benefits.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a requirement for voters to show photo identification at the polls. Nixon on Thursday vetoed the bill, saying it would make it harder to vote. The bill would allow people without photo ID to vote after signing a statement saying they don’t have…