A partner at a global management consulting firm was announced Wednesday as the person to fill the state’s new chief operating officer position that Republican Gov. Eric Greitens created through an executive order. Greitens chose Drew Erdmann from major consulting ...
Read More »Missouri GOP leader differs with Greitens over ethics reform
Missouri’s Republican Senate leader on Thursday said he supports making elected officials wait longer before becoming lobbyists but doesn’t think Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens’ proposal is the best route. A one-to-one lobbying waiting period was a centerpiece of Greitens’ campaign, ...
Read More »With Greitens’ blessing, lawmakers aim for lobbyist-gift ban
Maybe this time, with support from Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens, Missouri lawmakers will be able to keep lobbyists from gifting officeholders with swanky steakhouse dinners or tickets to Beyonce concerts and baseball games. If lawmakers fail to deliver in the ...
Read More »Missouri governor blocks budgeted Medicaid spending
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday blocked millions of dollars of planned Medicaid spending and bonding authority in a move to balance the budget during the final weeks of this term. The outgoing Democratic governor restricted $51 million of budgeted ...
Read More »Right to work priority for Missouri GOP lawmakers, Greitens
Passing a right-to-work law is a top goal for the next legislative session, according to Missouri Republican leaders. They added that they’ll work with GOP Gov.-elect Eric Greitens to enact priorities despite his campaign pledge to root out corruption in ...
Read More »Missouri voters back photo ID mandate; court fight likely
Nearly two-thirds of voters in the Missouri election backed a constitutional amendment requiring them to show photo identification at the polls starting next summer, although legal experts predicted Wednesday that the mandate would have to survive another court challenge before ...
Read More »Once a Republican, Koster seeks governorship as a Democrat
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is hoping to ascend to the state’s top executive office as a Democrat, even though he has spent most of his nearly 22 years in elected office as a Republican. Not only has Koster weathered ...
Read More »Amid expensive governor’s race, voters weigh donation limits
Most of the millions of dollars in donations Republican Eric Greitens and Democrat Chris Koster have raked in for their gubernatorial race would be banned under a proposal on the Missouri ballot, an Associated Press analysis shows. The measure, known ...
Read More »Proposed tobacco tax hike will stay on Missouri ballot
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled that voters will get to decide whether to raise cigarette taxes to benefit early childhood programs. The state’s high court said the measure will stay on the Nov. 8 ballot, despite concerns ...
Read More »Missouri governor ‘optimistic’ some vetoes will stick
Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told reporters Wednesday he’s “optimistic” some of his more than 20 vetoes will stick when the Republican-led Legislature considers overriding him to enact the bills next week. The top bills that could become law during ...
Read More »Top election officer releases investigation of Missouri race
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander said Wednesday he is sending findings from an investigation into allegations that election laws were violated in a state House race to prosecutors to determine if charges are warranted. A report released by Koster, ...
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