Year starts with lower collections for Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – According to the Revenue report form the Division of Budget and Planning, Missouri’s total monthly collections decreased 5.65 percent when comparing January 2013 and January 2014, from $816 million to $770 million. Sales tax decreased 9.6 percent from $182 million to $164 million. License fees and […]
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History looking back more kindly on Matt Blunt’s tenure as Governor
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As 2016 approaches, Republicans are focusing huge resources on winning the Governor’s mansion, which they haven’t held since the single term of Matt Blunt. Blunt’s time in office is, for Republican elected officials, the yardstick against which any other serious contender for the office will be measured. […]
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Statewide candidates strut their stuff for party support
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Lincoln Days events gave candidates for statewide offices a chance to feel the pulse of everyday Republicans on the issues that matter to them and the ability to hype their particular accomplishments. “These are the preeminent grass roots organizations in our party,” Catherine Hanaway said. “They’re experienced enough […]
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Nixon addresses rally for mental health
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon appeared before a crowded rally today to talk about the importance of funding mental health services in the state. Nixon touted his own record of increasing mental health services and derided Republicans in the House for removing funds from the budget aimed at helping […]
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Updated: Kraus, Nixon, preparing to unveil tax cut compromise
Updated — Gov. Jay Nixon has released the details of the tax cut compromise negotiated with Sen. Will Kraus. The statement reads, in part: The legislation that Sen. Kraus intends to put forward would provide a .25 percent reduction to the individual income tax rate effective only after the K-12 […]
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Bill to limit Nixon’s power to withhold funds moves through committee
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Poplar Bluff Rep. Todd Richardson’s bill HJR 72 passed out of the House Rules committee on Monday with a 6-3 vote. The bill proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the governor from withholding funds without first notifying the General Assembly through proclamation. The bill is largely the […]
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Updated: Hanaway officially announces campaign for Governor in 2016
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Multiple sources tell The Missouri Times that former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway announced Saturday at the Moniteau County Lincoln Day event that she would be running for Governor in 2016, confirming months of rumors and making her the only declared candidate for her party so […]
READ MORE Moon looking to impeach Nixon over special elections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, spent most of Monday meeting with fellow Republicans one-on-one looking for support for articles of impeachment he is hoping to file against Gov. Jay Nixon over Nixon’s delay in announcing special elections for 3 vacant House seats. Last week, Nixon announced […]
READ MORE Revenue projection serves as difference between budgets
On the wall of Tom Flanigan’s, R-Webb City, office conference room, is a six-foot white square. Packed into that graph are a flurry of numbers in 12-point type. Each line of numbers, thousands in the sheet, represents a line item for the department of social services. Social services and education […]
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Nixon lays out broad agenda in State of the State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon gave his annual State of the State address in the Capitol today, presenting his annual budget and laying out a broad agenda calling for more education funding, Medicaid expansion, anti-discrimination protections for LGBT Missourians, and tax credit reforms. Nixon touted his own agenda, […]
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