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Missouri Bill Allows More Time To Give Up Newborns

The measure would extend the state’s “safe harbor” period which currently allows parents to turn over babies up within a five day window.

2013/04/16

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. (Getty/Alex Wong)

Nixon Seeks to Avoid Veto Override On Tax Bill

The governor needs to persuade only a little over a third of legislators to vote with him when they return to the Capitol on Sept. 12.

2012/09/04

Mark Reardon: Triple Digit Temperatures, Medicaid, & Medicare

Mark talks with Kent Ehrhardt about the hot weather, Ryan Silvey about Medicaid expansion, and Dr. Charles Willey about his Medicare Advantage health plan.

2012/07/02

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Missouri House Republicans Approve Balanced Budget

“A lot of people in this chamber wish we had more money, but the fact of the matter is that we don’t … we have to deal with the now,” House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Ryan Silvey said.

2012/03/21

Missouri Lawmakers Asserting More Control Over Budget

A billion-dollar bump to the budget may seem to contradict the hullabaloo about the state’s tight finances.

2012/03/19

Governor Nixon’s Office Budget Under Fire

House Budget Chair Ryan Silvey said of the governor’s office budget, includes five aides who make more than $100,000 annually.

2012/02/08

Missiouri Gov. Jay Nixon (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Missouri System Eyes Tuition Increases

Faced with yet another round of likely state budget cuts, the University of Missouri system wants to increase tuition next year.

2012/02/01

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (C) delivers the State of the State address while Missour Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) and House Speaker Steve Tilley listen at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri on January 17, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Analysis: Nixon’s Budget Depends On New Revenues

For Nixon’s budget to be balanced, Missouri lawmakers must create an amnesty period intended to entice tax scofflaws to pay up.

2012/01/23

Mo. Lawmakers Move to Cap State Spending

If the measure is approved by the voters, later this year, there would be a cap of annual spending.

2012/01/20

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