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Nixon, Koster honor fallen law enforcement officers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In 2011, seven law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in communities across Missouri. The group, as well as two killed in 2010, were recognized Saturday by top officials at a ceremony at the state capitol. Gov. Jay Nixon, Attorney General Chris Koster, and dozens of law enforcement [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — How important will railroads be 20 years from now? That’s a question the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking citizens all across Missouri. Last fall MoDOT began a series of townhall meetings to look into the future of rail passenger travel and freight service. MoDOT Rail Plan Project Manager Kristi Jamison [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With Missouri exports on the rise, Gov. Jay Nixon has traveled to Brazil to ink a trade agreement with the state of Sao Paulo. During a conference call with reporters on Monday, Nixon announced the agreement between the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the International Affairs Office of Sao Paulo, [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri has named a new poet laureate. On Friday, the governor announced that William Trowbridge, a professor emeritus from Northwest Missouri State University, would serve the next two years as poet laureate, presenting and lecturing on poetry throughout the state. The author of more than 340 published or forthcoming poems, Trowbridge [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker wants to allow people with conceal and carry permits to take their weapons on public transportation. State Rep. Ed Schieffer, D-Troy, says people he represents feel threatened when they have to use public transportation in large cities and that they ought to have the right to protect themselves [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missourians continue to rebuild after last year’s string of natural disasters, Gov. Jay Nixon Monday announced an additional investment of $16.5 million to help fund temporary disaster clean up jobs in 29 counties. The funding, which comes from a National Emergency Grant, will finance 1,347 additional temporary jobs throughout the [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — It looks like a dream sequence from the reality show American Pickers. A long table full of old bonds, yellowed pictures, antique jewelry and rare baseball cards. Even mink earrings and a Looney Tunes tie. All in the basement offices of State Treasurer Clint Zweifel. It was another unveiling of the [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Veteran state legislator Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, says there’s no time like the present for the state to borrow money to fix and build state buildings. For the fourth year in a row, Kelly is proposing a statewide ballot issue to get permission from the voters of Missouri to allow the [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the first time this year, the Missouri Senate has voted to override a veto from Gov. Jay Nixon. In a 24 to 9 vote, the GOP dominated chamber rejected the Democratic governor’s veto of a workers’ compensation overhaul. The legislation, a priority for state Republicans and pro-business groups, would prohibit [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On the final day that candidates could file for state representative and state senate seats, the Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the Missouri House of Representatives’ district boundaries. The House map had come into question by a group of citizens, including two former members of the Missouri House who claimed that [...]
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