The Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages convened Wednesday to hear from a consulting firm charged with evaluating Missouri’s compensation for state employees. CBIZ…
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‘Medicaid 23’ split verdict sparks anger
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A split decision in a trial against clergy and faith leaders who protested for Medicaid expansion in the Senate Gallery in…
Barnes strikes at Hawley for lack of experience
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, released a blog post on his campaign website Tuesday criticizing one of the candidates in the…
House overrides Nixon’s veto of home care rule
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House voted 119-36 to override Governor Jay Nixon’s of SCR 46, which suspends a rule made by the Department of…
Collateral source rule legislation passed in the House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House passed SB 847 to modify the collateral source rule, the cause of a 13 hour filibuster in the Senate earlier this…
Rehder gathers coalition, gets PDMP perfected
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After weeks of politicking and gathering votes, Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, finally introduced HB 1892, better known as the Narcotics Control…
Barnes’ bill establishes qualifications for AG office
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri attorney general’s office is widely seen as a stepping stone to the governorship, and the AG serves as the…
House handles bills to stop opiate addiction
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On the House calendar this week, the chamber entertained two bills aimed at mitigating opioid use in Missouri. One was overwhelmingly…
Barnes and Peters look to secure state funding for Lincoln University
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A representative from the state’s capital and a representative who is a graduate from the state capital’s largest university announced that they intend…
Lobbyist gift ban perfected by House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House perfected what many argue is the most important reform of lobbying reform package presented at the beginning of the…