JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State Republican legislative leaders have called a joint hearing that will review programs that could be used to provide assistance for refugee resettlement in Missouri. The House Budget Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee will conduct the hearing on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. House Speaker Todd Richardson says the hearing…
St. Louis, Mo ( KTRS ) Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a St. Louis attorney to serve as a judge for the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. Gov. Nixon has announced that James M. Dowd of Webster Groves, will replace Judge Glenn Norton, who retired in February. Dowd is principal attorney at…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Senate Republicans have used a rare procedural motion to shut down debate and pass a “right-to-work” measure. The Senate voted 21-13 Tuesday to approve a bill that prohibits workplace contracts in which union fees are collected from non-members. The bill now goes back to the House, which had passed…
(KTRS) An ethics complaint has been filed against a Missouri House member who says he has helped other lawmakers hide lobbyist gifts from required public reporting. Liberal advocacy group Progress Missouri’s executive director Sean Nicholson says that he filed a complaint against Republican Rep. Craig Redmon of Canton. Lobbyists are required to publicly report meals…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has approved a measure that limits noneconomic damage awards in cases where a patient has been harmed by a medical profession. The measure Nixon signed reinstates caps on medical malpractice lawsuits in Missouri, after the state Supreme Court struck down previous limits three years ago. Supporters…