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Notes from the Task Force on Beer and Wine Sales in Grocery Stores 9-19-11
Below are edited notes taken during the meeting of the Task Force on Beer and Wine Sales in Grocery Stores on Monday, September 19th, 2011. It is not a complete transcript of everything that was said. Sen
By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon MOBERLY, Mo. — At a Friday announcement of a major new employer in Moberly, Gov. Jay Nixon also noted a legislative logjam may be broken, allowing lawmakers’ stalled special session to move forward. During an early-morning conference call with legislative leaders Friday, Nixon helped broker a deal that should [...]
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Uncertainty Defines First Day of Special Session By DICK ALDRICH and REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An auto manufacturing incentives bill is virtually assured passage in the Missouri House. But the fate of a bill reducing retirement benefits for future state employees is not as certain. In the Senate, the opposite [...]
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By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri General Assembly reconvenes Thursday for what’s officially termed an “extraordinary” session, but the first day of the session could look quite different depending on which house of the legislature is under observation. Both the House and Senate will convene at noon in their [...]
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May 14, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature ended its 95th General Assembly with a busy day of bill passing, but what didn’t pass made most of the news at the Capitol. As the final moments of the session approached, House members sought to strike a deal [...]
Continue reading …By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Using parliamentary procedures to suspend House rules and limit debate, Missouri House Republicans passed a major governmental ethics bill over the strenuous objections of the Democratic minority. “This is the most comprehensive ethics reform bill you’ve seen probably anywhere in the country,” said House Speaker [...]
Continue reading …April 27, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One day after the House of Representatives’ Rule Committee voted to send legislation on ethics reform back to its original committee for reworking, Missouri Democrats invoked a procedural rule to move the bill and a companion ethics bill directly to the House [...]
Continue reading …Governor Joins Chorus Calling For Reformed Tax Incentives; House Leadership Stalls
April 21, 2010 No CommentApril 21, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Surrounded by education officials from college presidents to local school board members, Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday called on the General Assembly to enact legislation to cap and roll back tax-credit programs. While strategic use of tax incentives plays a role in [...]
Continue reading …April 19, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Legislation is expected to start flying around the State Capitol at a fevered pitch this week, as the countdown to the end of the 2010 legislative session reaches the four-week mark. Last week, the Missouri Senate gave approval to its version of [...]
Continue reading …April 16, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A clashing of wills is unfolding among two branches of the Missouri state government, and a third may be called to step in. At issue is the direction of education dollars in the supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2010. On Thurs., April [...]
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