JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two weeks ago, Ewell Lawson, Manager of Government Operations for the Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities was the most vocal opponent…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – First-term Representative Jon Carpenter, D-Gladstone, has an alternative tax cut plan that was heard in the Ways and Means Committee on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Senator Ryan McKenna of Jefferson County put it best: some legislators dive into the day-to-day agenda with zeal, pumping out…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — The Missouri Insurance Coalition tracks about 200 insurance related bills in the Missouri General Assembly every year; that does not count…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Rep. Noel Torpey, R-Independence, was confused. He took pride in his 100 percent pro-life voting record. “I’m Irish Catholic,” he said.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Rep. Courtney Curtis and his legislative assistant, Travis Gregory, have known one another since they were children. Gregory met Curtis when…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Noranda Aluminum – backed by the United Steelworkers Union, Missouri Retailers Association, Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers, and several legislators – filed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Ron Hicks, R-St. Peters, has awards up in his office. He’s proud of the Child Advocacy Award he received last…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — Jeff Hales campaign for University City City Council is built on civility. He feels the council has been fractured and contentious…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Two bills dealing with sex offenses, from opposite viewpoints, were discussed in the House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee on…