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State Senate kills gubernatorial appointments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Without a single vote, the Missouri Senate Thursday took initiative in denying several gubernatorial appointments while forcing Gov. Jay Nixon’s choice for director of the Department of Economic Development to resign rather than be forced out. The unprecedented action, actually a lack of action, forced the governor to retract the nominations [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After more than a month of tense, closed-door negotiations between state House and Senate leaders over the fate of the Missouri jobs bill, the two chambers will finally meet in a public hearing to air out the differences and try to salvage the bill. Senate President Pro Tem Robert Mayer, R-Dexter, [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The man who led the filibuster during last year’s special session of the Missouri legislature said he’s not planning to hold up the show this time around. In fact, Senator Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, sounds downright optimistic about the proposed $1.5 billion economic development and tax-credit reform bill that has precipitated the session which [...]
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In the near future, Missourians may be able to go to the polls and cast their ballots before Election Day – but only if they have proper ID. Next year, voters will decide on a referendum that would modify Missouri election laws to require voters to present government issued photo identification. The same ballot question [...]
Continue reading …Working into the early morning hours, the Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to a tax credit and economic incentives reform bill anticipated to generate $1.5 billion in additional revenue to the state over the next 15 years. The omnibus bill, which the upper chamber has attempted to push through for several years, eliminates and [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Mike Allen has seen the power of a single building. “It starts with just that one building,” he said. “You revitalized it, you make it a destination. Soon the whole neighborhood has been changed.” The chief financial officer of Rothschild Development, Allen is in the business of restoring historic buildings throughout [...]
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By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday announced it will invest $400 million in its assembly plant in the Kansas City suburbs to build a new generation of vehicles when it moves its current Escape operations to a new plant in Kentucky. The move saves jobs at [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, is ready to take on the Republican Senate establishment again. In a fundraising letter to supporters, Purgason said he has decided to run for a leadership position in the Missouri Senate. On Tuesday, he confirmed he is a candidate for the top elected position in the [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Hot weather and few surprises defined Tuesday’s primary Election Day in Missouri. A motivated activist vote fueled easy passage of the initiative to place Missouri’s constitution at odds with the new federal health care law. The measure carried more than 71 percent of total votes cast. Proponents cast 667,680 votes in [...]
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