Spence wins Missouri GOP gubernatorial primary, prepares to face Nixon
St. Louis businessman Dave Spence won the chance to take on incumbent Gov. Jay Nixon, besting his three GOP rivals for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday.
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Gov. Nixon's campaign cash dwarfs GOP challengers
Republicans hoping to knock off Democratic incumbent face fundraising deficit.
Missouri lawmakers approve $24 billion budget
When he returned to the Capitol this week, Missouri House Majority Leader Tim Jones said he wasn’t sure what to expect.
Missouri budget talks stall over funding for veterans nursing homes
HANCOCK: Negotiations between House and Senate are on hold.
Budget sparks debate once again in Missouri Senate
HANCOCK: Negotiations will start tomorrow to work out differences the House and Senate on the state’s $24 billion budget.
Missouri Lottery plan could affect school aid
JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri House members are banking that they can boost funding for veterans’ nursing homes by diverting more of Missouri’s lottery proceeds to the state budget, leaving less for prizes.
Missouri House budget would fund higher education, cut aid for the blind
The top budget writer in the Missouri House is proposing to reverse Gov. Jay Nixon’s cuts to public colleges and universities — in part, by eliminating a state program that provides aid to the blind.
Blog Watch: Tuesday, February 7
University students lend their voices to protests over higher tuition costs in Missouri and opponents are concerned by the implementation of the Voter ID law in Kansas.
Demo primary for MO lieutenant governor loads up, Lampe now running
Four women Democrats are now running for Missouri lieutenant governor.
Disasters force shifts in Missouri budget
JEFFERSON CITY | State aid for Joplin tornado relief and combating flooding in the Bootheel are forcing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to …
Mo. House vote to approve redistricting map
The 96-55 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Wednesday to approve legislation redrawing the state’s congressional districtscongressional redistricting map.Voting “yes” were 93 Republicans…
Missouri lawmakers don’t want Nixon to bill agencies for flights
JEFFERSON CITY | The top lawmakers in the Missouri House are pledging to block Gov. Jay Nixon from billing state agencies for his airplane flights.
Nixon releases $7.5 million in state funding to help Missouri school districts
JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri school districts will get a $7.5 million increase in state funding for transportation beginning this month, state budget officials said Thursday.
Nixon releases $7.5 million for school transit
JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri school districts will receive a $7.5 million increase in state funding for transportation beginning this month, state budget officials said Thursday.
Salaries of Missouri education department administrators come under fire
JEFFERSON CITY | Salaries for administrators in Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday came under fire at a legislative committee hearing.
Biden helps US Senate candidate raise $100K in Mo.
Vice President Joe Biden praised Missouri Democrat Robin Carnahan on Thursday as a gritty U.S. Senate candidate unlikely to buckle to others, and helped her raise an estimated $100,000 in the…
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