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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Legislation that backers hope will speed the process of building a second nuclear plant in Missouri is already in lawmakers’ hands. Sponsor, State Senator Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, was one of the first lawmakers to file legislation for the upcoming session. His bill would allow power companies involved in an effort [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday appointed a person familiar with the operations of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to run that agency. Sara Parker Pauley of Columbia will take over as director of the state agency that oversees the state’s natural and cultural resources, including its park system. Pauley served [...]
Continue reading …Nixon Expands Mental Health Services; Admits Local Pressure to Cancel Taiwan Trip
December 10, 2010 No CommentJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A week after abruptly canceling a trade mission to Taiwan and South Korea on the eve of departure, Gov. Jay Nixon Thursday admitted the “travel difficulties” cited as a reason for the cancellation had less to do with logistics and more to do with politics. Two state department directors, business leaders [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Perry Coy almost didn’t make it to the beach at Normandy on D-Day. In the second wave of the American infantry to attack the beach that day, Coy’s landing craft stopped short…in water over the heads of the soldiers clambering off the craft. Carrying a 90-pound back pack and his weapon, [...]
Continue reading …Nationwide Veterans’ Memorial Effort Leaves Evergreen Reminder at Missouri Statehouse
December 7, 2010 No Comment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An evergreen wreath memorializing the tireless service of past and present U.S. Armed Services members will adorn Gov. Jay Nixon’s office throughout December. “We truly owe our veterans a debt that can never be repaid, but that we should never stop thanking them for what they have accomplished,” Nixon said upon [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A trade mission carrying a hefty contingent of state politicians and business interests to East Asia has been postponed for unspecified reasons. The announcement, released at 4:20 p.m., Friday, consisted of one brief statement from Sam Murphey, a spokesman for Gov. Jay Nixon: “Because of travel challenges, Gov. Nixon’s upcoming trade [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –- The state’s Tax Credit Review Commission on Tuesday sent the governor a roster of recommendations it says could shave more than $220 million off program costs while offering better oversight, efficacy measures budget certainty. But a persistent critic of the current tax credit system said the commission’s recommendations are not true [...]
Continue reading …Gov. Nixon calls for expansion of state efforts in fight against methamphetamine, including requiring prescriptions for key meth ingredient Missouri would become the third state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine CARTHAGE, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today called for a sweeping expansion of efforts to battle methamphetamine, including legislation that would make Missouri the third [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Each year, state conservation officials scour the countryside looking for the perfect tree to anchor the governor’s holiday decoration. This year, a tree that once threatened a power line will fire up the governor’s electric meter. On Monday morning, a crane positioned the 26-foot-tall, 24-foot-wide, 2,400-pound Norwegian pine on the Governor’s [...]
Continue reading …Gov. Nixon announces the creation of 90 local jobs in Mountain Grove at new food-processing company 3G Processing to utilize state incentive to help fund significant facility renovation, $6 million capital investment MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – Governor Jay Nixon was in Mountain Grove today to announce the state of Missouri has awarded $305,907 in Enhanced [...]
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