22 February 2012, 5:47 am
Feds could help fund storm shelters at Missouri fairSpringfield News-LeaderAP JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Campers at the Missouri State Fairgrounds could get new shower facilities thanks to a federal grant for storm shelters. Gov. Jay Nixon's administration is proposing a $2.3 million project t... Read More »
22 February 2012, 4:02 am
Missouri state parks see attendance go upSTLtoday.comJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. • Attendance at Missouri state parks has risen for the third straight year after a 10-year decline. Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday that more than 17.9 million people visited Missouri state parks in 2011, up 9.1 percent from 2010... Read More »
21 February 2012, 2:50 pm
Mo. judge strikes down new science incentives fundThe Rolla Daily NewsA spokeswoman for Attorney General Chris Koster, whose office is responsible for defending the state against lawsuits, had no immediate comment Tuesday. Contingency clauses have been included previously in Missouri legislation. In... Read More »
21 February 2012, 2:05 pm
CBS LocalMo. House panel backs increase in veterans fundingSTLtoday.comAfter several years of tightening state funds, Missouri's state-run veterans' homes could see more money under a plan endorsed Tuesday by the House Veterans Committee. The plan, backed on a 12-0 vote, would affect funds f... Read More »
21 February 2012, 12:57 pm
Branstad, Reynolds encourage those affected by Missouri River flood to seek ...Syracuse Journal-DemocratBy Anonymous Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today remind those affected by the Missouri River Flooding that affordable Iowa rental housing is available to them. In December the Inte... Read More »
21 February 2012, 11:41 am
MO Board of Education Approves Submission of 'No Child Left Behind' WaiverOzarksFirst.com( Jefferson City , MO ) -- The State Board of Education has given its approval for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit a waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind Act... Read More »
21 February 2012, 9:13 am
Stories appearing in Tuesday's editionQuincy Herald WhigBUDGET REACT: Gov. Pat Quinn warned Monday that he will propose slashing government spending to its lowest level in years in a budget plan that his office says will still include a tiny increase for education and an attempt to chip away at ... Read More »
20 February 2012, 5:07 pm
Mo. Senate endorses expansion of term limitsSTLtoday.comMissouri voters could get to decide whether to impose term limits on all executive officeholders under a proposal endorsed by the state Senate. The proposed constitutional amendment would limit the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, ...an... Read More »
20 February 2012, 2:03 pm
CBS LocalMo. curators approve average 3 pct tuition hikeSTLtoday.comIt also means the university can avoid seeking a waiver from the state Department of Higher Education _ as well as angering Gov. Jay Nixon, who has warned the university to keep college costs down. The governor's office issued a... Read More »
18 February 2012, 9:01 pm
PoliticMoMo. GOP gubernatorial candidates given low profileSTLtoday.comRepublican candidates seeking to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon characterized him Saturday as a "spectator governor" who has transformed Missouri into one of the "least business-friendly states in the country." Yet few of th... Read More »
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