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An attorney argued Tuesday that a measure defying the new federal health insurance law should be stricken from Missouri's ballot because it poses an unconstitutional conundrum for voters.

Missouri is poised in August to become the first state in the nation to put the new federal health insurance law to a public referendum.

Scott Eckersley, who was fired from former Gov. Matt Blunt’s office said Monday that he is using $100,000 from a state legal settlement to help finance a campaign for Congress. Eckersley lost his job in 2007 after challenging the office’s document-retention policy. In this February photo, he testified before a Missouri House committee hearing a bill to strengthen the state’s Sunshine law.

Gov. Jay Nixon turned Friday to corporate executives to help develop a five-year plan for expanding Missouri's economy.

Some health insurers would be required to cover up to $45,000 annually of intensive therapy for autistic children under legislation passed Thursday by the Missouri Senate. Some parents of autistic children, who have lobbied for several years for an insurance ...

Public schools took another funding hit Thursday as Gov. Jay Nixon cut more than $45 million from Missouri’s budget to offset worse-than-expected tax collections. The governor’s latest actions bring to more than $900 million the total that has been vetoed ...

Gov. Jay Nixon delivered a swift verdict when presented with a recent budget bill by legislators. He signed it into law, then he immediately judged a section on school funding to be unconstitutional and declared he would not follow it. ...

Abortion clinics would be required to tell prosecutors about teenagers seeking abortions under legislation passed Tuesday by the Missouri House that supporters hope could provide leads on potential rapists. The legislation also would create a new crime of coercing a ...

Missouri court officials are warning that thousands of infraction cases may have to be scrapped unless legislators act by the end of this month to undo recent changes to state traffic laws. The rush is a result of legislation gone ...