By Eli Yokley JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — John Watson, chief of staff to Gov. Jay Nixon, was hospitalized Saturday after suffering a mild stroke. Watson,…
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By Eli Yokley — State Auditor Tom Schweich released a critical audit of the General Assembly Friday for lack of transparency in their use of…
By Eli Yokley — Gov. Jay Nixon continued his visit to Asia on Wednesday, where he visited a Korean War memorial in Seoul with Missouri…
By Eli Yokley JEFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon announced Tuesday that the state closed agreements on a trade deal to sell $700 million…
By Collin Reischman JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jason Kander is new to statewide office, but doesn’t suffer from first-year jitters. Kander, a…
By Eli Yokley JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Expanding the state’s Medicaid rolls received a boost last week as some Republican strategists joined Gov. Jay Nixon’s…
By Eli Yokley JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon is continuing to make his case for Medicaid expansion — claiming expanding the program with…
By Eli Yokley HANNIBAL, Mo. — When Democrats gathered in Hannibal to kick-off their political season this weekend, they did so with great pride in…
By Ashley Jost This morning, a lawsuit addressing document retention for conceal and carry permits was filed in Stoddard County in southeast Missouri. The lawsuit…
Jefferson City, Mo. — From his time spent knocking on doors in Florissant, Mo., to managing a budget of more than $3 billion and maintaining the credit rating of the State, Missouri Treasurer Clint Zweifel attributes his hard work and support system to not just political successes, but his happiness.