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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – To Missouri’s north, south, east and west, no one seems completely happy with the state’s proposed new congressional map. On Thursday, the House Redistricting Committee took public comment on a proposed map they unveiled the night before that would redraw the boundaries of the Show Me State’s congressional districts, eliminating one [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missourians saw one of the slowest increases in personal income last year when compared to the rest of the nation, leading to a 3 percent loss in tax revenue for the state. New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce Wednesday showed that the average [...]
Continue reading …Beleaguered sawmills seek tax relief after years of legislative failure
February 21, 2011 No CommentJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s sawmills have for years tried to convince lawmakers to provide property tax relief. And for years the state’s school districts have resisted the millers’ efforts, decrying the effects the lost revenue would have on local education. The industry, already battling to maintain its core against a flood of cheap, foreign [...]
Continue reading …Missouri farmers face tough choices as USDA prepares to determine planting plans
February 12, 2011 1 Comment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – From massive shifts in global wheat trading to weather patterns, a confluence of circumstances is fueling a bullish agricultural commodities market that poses vexing questions about what Missouri farmers will grow this year. With winter wheat crops nearly doubled in Missouri this year and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture already [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It may at some time appear on a statewide ballot, but the future of the so-called “Fair Tax” proposals at the State Capitol are anything but clear. On a day when representatives of newspapers from around Missouri visited the Capitol to talk to state office holders and legislative leaders, State Auditor [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – From stem cell research to renewable energy and dog breeding, Missourians have been asked numerous questions at the polls in recent years. The Missouri Senate is now asking if requirements for posing such questions are restrictive enough to ensure the passage of solid law. On Monday, the Senate Committee on Elections [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Senate has made final changes to a bill that would ban all Missouri motorists from texting while driving, paving the way for a final vote next week over the objections of Senators who say the bill moves Missouri closer toward being a “nanny state.” Senators ultimately approved two transportation-related amendments [...]
Continue reading …Updated: As Major Winter Storm Approaches, FEMA Urges Residents To Be Prepared Storm Could Impact 100 Million Americans; Families Should Visit Ready.gov for Tips on how to Prepare WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a major winter storm approaching the Midwest today and expected to impact many states throughout the week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is [...]
Continue reading …Legislation would create equal opportunity for students who meet performance requirements, but are ineligible because they attend undesignated public schools ST. LOUIS, Mo. –Gov. Jay Nixon today called on the General Assembly to pass legislation expanding access to state A+ scholarships for low-income students who meets the program’s eligibility criteria, but who have been ineligible [...]
Continue reading …State of the State Strikes Optimistic Tone Even in the Face of Spending Cuts
January 20, 2011 No Comment
By TIM SAMPSON Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As he presented a budget outlining more cuts for the state government, Gov. Jay Nixon took an optimistic tone about the state economy, declaring that Missouri has finally started moving out from under the “shadows of the recession.” During his annual State of the State [...]
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