Nixon continues to press for Boeing bid, proposal still being crafted
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon used his speech in front of business and civic leaders at the annual Progress 64 West luncheon today to reinforce his support for a potential deal with Boeing and quell growing skepticism that Missouri’s chances at securing it are minimal. Nixon said his office […]
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Disagreement about location, format, stall Medicaid hearing planned between Republicans, Nixon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A meeting between Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon and Republican lawmakers tasked with exploring the transformation and expansion of Medicaid appears to have stalled, with both sides citing a disagreement about the location and format of the meeting as the primary cause. Earlier this month, Nixon invited […]
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Nixon: Missouri to accept joint state tax returns for same sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At a press conference today, democratic Gov. Jay Nixon announced he was issuing an executive order directing the state Department of Revenue to accept jointly filed tax returns from all couples, including same-sex marriages. Last summer the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service […]
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Nixon, lawmakers, see different paths on “border war” compromise
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In remarks to the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Jay Nixon called for a moratorium of “discretionary incentives,” that reward companies for moving jobs from one state to another but create no additional jobs. Nixon said such incentives were detrimental to both Kansas and […]
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Larry Flynt files suit in Missouri execution case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Joseph Paul Franklin, the serial killer with at least six victims to his name and suspected in a dozen more murders, currently awaits his Nov. 20 execution date at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri. His most famous victim, Larry Flynt — whom Franklin paralyzed in […]
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Budget lawmakers weigh in on foundation formula promise
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon made waves during the last two weeks when he made a bold, $600 million promise. At the banquet at the annual Missouri School Board Association conference, and in other public remarks since, Nixon pledged to fully found the foundation formula by the end of […]
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The mystery behind Missouri’s execution drugs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s supply of the anesthetic propofol, which until two weeks ago it intended to use to execute death-row criminals for the first time in history, was at least partially contaminated and the distributor and manufacturer of the drug are telling two different stories about where Missouri […]
READ MORE Nixon reverses SNAP proposal citing federal budget agreement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon is withdrawing a proposed rule change with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules that would have eliminated a Federal waiver that Missouri received for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The waiver has been in place since 2009 and, in Missouri, allowed about […]
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Missouri announces new execution drug
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Corrections issued a brief statement today announcing it added a new compounding pharmacy to produce lethal injections using the drug pentobarbital after canceling the execution that was set to use propofol — which gained coverage in both national and European media outlets. Gov. […]
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Nixon pledges full funding for higher education by end of term
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Calling it “the best possible investment the state can make,” Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that k-12 education would be full funded through by the end of his first term and pledged new money for higher education. Nixon made the announcement before a group of more […]
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