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Missouri’s Capitol doors close on 2011 General Assembly
By MNH Staff JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A whirlwind of last-ditch dealing left lawmakers debating contentious issues within minutes of Friday’s mandated 6 p.m. adjournment for the 2011 General Assembly. But as the dust settled on a session where tornadoes, floods and congressional redistricting added to the drama, legislators still hadn’t come to terms on [...]
AG Koster leads bi-partisan effort to strengthen system battling domestic violence
February 9, 2011 No Comment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After seven years presiding as judge over Boone County’s domestic violence docket, one case in particular continues to haunt Rep. Chris Kelly. And, he told reporters Tuesday, if legal reforms outlined by Attorney General Chris Koster are adopted as law, other judges may escape such a fate. Both victim and offender [...]
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By REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A battle of the bean counters has sprung up in the Capitol. The governor says education will, in effect, be flat year over year, moving from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal 2012. In a new funding analysis, Senate Appropriations begs to differ. On Thursday, Senate [...]
Continue reading …Agreement seeks to balance Missouri River wildlife management with water quality needs
January 15, 2011 1 Comment
By REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Efforts to build habitat for the endangered pallid sturgeon also add to the nutrient load of the Missouri River, feeding the hypoxic area known as the dead-zone in the Gulf of Mexico. In examining the challenge of having to comply with the potentially conflicting mandates [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court Thursday rejected death row inmate Richard Clay’s appeal for a stay of execution. Clay was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of Randy Martindale in New Madrid, Mo. In a letter to prisoner Richard Clay’s counsel, Supreme Court Clerk Thomas Simon broke the news that the [...]
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Death row inmate’s son, Kiefer Clay (far left sits) on a panel pleading for his father’s life with a lifelong friend of the murder victim, Raburn Evans, and Clay\’s attorney Jennifer Herndon.” JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As the Jan. 12 execution date of Richard Clay nears, voices of concern regarding the legitimacy of his conviction [...]
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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 [...]
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Click here to listen to an audio story on the tax credit review commission’s progress. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The state tax credit programs of tomorrow will feature many differences from today’s programs if Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri’s General Assembly support a raft of blue-ribbon recommendations heading their way. The Missouri Tax Credit Review [...]
Continue reading …Tighter U.S. Corn Supplies Invoke Higher Food Prices, Greater Global Food Security
November 11, 2010 1 Comment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Higher food prices are one of the implications of the forces currently at work in the commodities markets. And, though it may seem counterintuitive, so might greater global food security. News of lower-than-expected corn yields this week sharpened the global focus on the significance of strong demand in the face of [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Missouri grapples with a tidal wave of foreclosures, a flood of complaints alleging illegal lending industry actions – including unjust foreclosures – has washed over the attorney general’s office. “Foreclosure complaints spiked in…early 2009,” Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster told the press Monday. “The total number of foreclosure complaints we [...]
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