Morning headlines: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Mo. Senate considers legislation to beef up security at the CapitolThe bill would increase the number of security cameras at the State Capitol and allow the Governor's Office of Administration to hire...
View ArticleSilvey calls restoration of blind pensions by Mo. Senate puzzling & hypocritical
The budget chairman for the Missouri House is not happy with the Senate’s decision early Wednesday morning to restore $28 million for blind pensions.An amendment by State Senator Jim Lembke (R, Lemay)...
View ArticleMo. lawmakers send $24B budget to governor
The Missouri General Assembly has passed and sent next year’s state budget to Governor Jay Nixon (D).The $24 billion spending plan passed both chambers with little difficulty, but not without some...
View ArticleMo. Senate adds tax credit agreement to Mamtek bill, sends them to House
The Missouri Senate has passed a tax credit measure after hammering out an agreement between GOP leaders and fiscal conservatives who’ve been trying to reign in tax breaks for years.The agreement would...
View ArticleMo. Sen. Candidate Wants Ban On All Lobbyist Gifts To State Lawmakers
A Democratic candidate for the Missouri Senate is calling for a ban on all gifts from lobbyists to state lawmakers, and accusing his opponent of accepting more gifts and free meals over the past decade...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Friday, April 8, 2011
Missouri Republican Senators End FilibusterMissouri's Senate has embraced a plan to extend federally funded jobless benefits while cutting eligibility for state-funded benefits. Several Republican...
View ArticleAll-night filibuster in Mo. Senate against federal stimulus funds ends
Updated 1:32 p.m. May 4:Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill says the all-night filibuster in the Missouri Senate of a capital improvements bill containing federal stimulus funds was "political...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
All-night Filibuster Ends in Mo. SenateAn all-night filibuster in the Missouri Senate is over. Tuesday afternoon, four Republicans began blocking a capital improvements bill because their attempt to...
View ArticleMo. delays work on health insurance exchange
Missouri insurance officials have postponed a vote to draw down $13 million from Washington that would be used to help set up a health insurance exchange. The exchange is required by the new federal...
View ArticleCandidates line up on 1st filing day for Aug. primary
Candidates for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Missouri General Assembly, Governor and other statewide offices can now file to run.Hundreds flocked to Jefferson City today and lined up outside the doors of...
View ArticleMo. Senate filibuster blocking $81 million in unemployment benefits
Some Republicans in the Missouri Senate are blocking legislation to draw down $81 million in federal unemployment benefits.The funding would go to Missouri residents who've been out of work for more...
View ArticleFilibuster against federal unemployment benefits continues in Mo. Senate
A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate is still blocking a bill that would allow the state to receive $81 million in federal unemployment benefits.But the bill's supporters say Missouri hasn't...
View ArticleSTL Police local control bill stalls in Mo. Senate
Legislation that would restore local control over the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has stalled in the Missouri Senate. Two St. Louis-area Senators, Jim Lembke (R, Lemay) and Maria...
View ArticleFilibuster of jobless benefits continues in Mo. Senate
A group of fiscally conservative Missouri senators is continuing to block legislation to draw down $81 million in federal unemployment benefits, even though Senate Republican leaders support the...
View ArticleExtended unemployment benefits ending this weekend for Missourians
Extended unemployment benefits will end this Saturday for thousands of Missourians after the state Senate failed to reauthorize participation in a federal program.St. Louis County senator Jim Lembke...
View ArticleNixon criticizes Mo. Senate for blocking federal dollars
Democratic Governor Jay Nixon took the Republican-led Missouri Senate to task today for blocking federal aid for public schools and thousands of unemployed workers. Jobless benefits end Saturday for...
View ArticleGroup of Mo. Senators will end filibuster if Gov. Nixon rejects $300 million...
A group of fiscally conservative Republicans in the Missouri Senate are willing to end their filibuster of a bill to draw down federal unemployment benefits, if Democratic Governor Jay Nixon agrees to...
View ArticleFilibuster on unemployment benefits in Mo. Senate ends with deal
Four Missouri State Senators have ended their filibuster of legislation to draw down $105 million in extended federal unemployment benefits.On Wednesday, the four senators, led by Jim Lembke (R,...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Schaaf and Lembke preview the General Assembly's final...
On this episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies break a bit of ground by welcoming two guests for one show – state Sen. Rob Schaaf and...
View ArticleHaefner bows out of race for south St. Louis County-based Senate seat
State Rep. Marsha Haefner pulled the plug on her state Senate bid in the 1st Senatorial District, creating yet another twist to a state legislative contest that could prove to be one of the most...
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