Mo. State Senator asks for special session on nuclear site bill
A freshman State Senator wants Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) to call a special legislative session to approve a site permit for a second nuclear power plant.Mike Kehoe (R, Jefferson City) carried the...
View ArticleMixed reactions to MoDOT downsizing decision
Updated 6:20 am Friday to correct layoff number.Wednesday’s vote by state highway commissioners to downsize the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is meeting with criticism from the state’s...
View ArticleMoDOT Director: Toll roads only option if state wants to rebuild I-70 right now
The head of the Missouri Department of Transportation says charging tolls on Interstate 70 is the only real option for funding reconstruction of the highway, if the state wants to do something about it...
View ArticleNixon may veto out-of-state vehicle sales tax bill
Governor Jay Nixon (D) is threatening to veto legislation passed Wednesday that would require Missouri residents to pay sales taxes on autos, boats and other vehicles purchased in other states.Nixon...
View ArticleMo. State Workers' Pay, Benefits, May Get Review
A joint House-Senate committee met today at the Missouri Capitol to discuss a proposed review of wages and benefits paid to state workers.State Senator Mike Kehoe (R, Jefferson City) sits on the Joint...
View ArticleProposed 1-Cent Sales Tax For Transportation Needs Filed In Mo. Senate
Legislation has been filed in the Missouri Senate that would create a temporary sales tax dedicated to funding transportation needs statewide.The proposed constitutional amendment would create a...
View Article$8 Billion Transportation Proposal Questioned By Some Mo. Senators
Some concerns have been raised in the Missouri Senate over a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a temporary one-cent sales tax to fund transportation needs.The one-penny sales tax is...
View ArticleMo. Senate Passes 1-Cent Sales Tax For Transportation Needs
A proposed constitutional amendment that would create a temporary one-cent sales tax to fund transportation needs has passed the Missouri Senate.Senate Joint Resolution 16 is estimated to raise nearly...
View ArticleBill To Restore Local Sales Taxes On Out-Of-State Vehicle Purchases Sent to...
Missouri lawmakers have sent legislation to Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would levy local sales taxes on vehicles purchased in other states with voters’ approval.The Governor vetoed a similar bill last...
View ArticleLegislation To Allow Surcharge For Electric System Upgrades Stalls In Mo. Senate
Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate that would allow investor-owned electric companies to charge consumers for infrastructure improvements.Opponents argued that Ameren Missouri, Empire...
View ArticleGroup Of Republicans Block 1-Cent Transportation Sales Tax In Mo. Senate
A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate has blocked a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a one-cent sales tax to help fund the state’s transportation needs.
View ArticleMo. State Workers' Pay, Benefits, May Get Review
A joint House-Senate committee met today at the Missouri Capitol to discuss a proposed review of wages and benefits paid to state workers.State Senator Mike Kehoe (R, Jefferson City) sits on the Joint...
View ArticleProposed 1-Cent Sales Tax For Transportation Needs Filed In Mo. Senate
Legislation has been filed in the Missouri Senate that would create a temporary sales tax dedicated to funding transportation needs statewide.The proposed constitutional amendment would create a...
View ArticleMissouri Senate Scales Back Transportation Sales Tax Proposal
The Missouri Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment to create a temporary sales tax to fund transportation needs around the state, but not before scaling it back.
View ArticleFive Things You Need To Know About Transportation Tax
Missourians will vote Aug. 5 on a 0.75 percent sales tax increase for transportation projects. The proposal — commonly known as the transportation tax — would generate billions of dollars over the next...
View ArticleTransportation Tax May Have Been Doomed By Being Placed On August Ballot
Gov. Jay Nixon may be the primary reason a proposed transportation sales tax failed this week at the polls, according to one political expert.George Connor, political science professor at Missouri...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Sen. Kehoe on transportation, unemployment benefits and...
This week’s edition of the Politically Speaking podcast has a mid-Missouri flair to it – primarily because St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies are welcoming state Sen. Mike Kehoe to...
View ArticleNuclear site permit may be dead for 2011
Legislation that would allow Missouri utility customers to be billed for a site permit for a second nuclear reactor may be dead for the session.The measure had recently been added to a separate bill...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Missouri Census Figures Show Increase in Retirement Age PopulationThe U.S. Census Bureau released the latest round of population figures last night. They show Missourian's median age is now 37.9....
View ArticleMo. State Senator asks for special session on nuclear site bill
A freshman State Senator wants Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) to call a special legislative session to approve a site permit for a second nuclear power plant.Mike Kehoe (R, Jefferson City) carried the...
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