JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Legislature has given final approval to legislation that would create a new circuit court in southeast Missouri. The House voted 147-5 Monday to split the court covering Christian and Taney counties and the city of Branson. The Senate approved the measure in January. The bill now heads to Gov.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Democratic governor is pledging to circumvent the Republican-led Legislature if needed to fill vacancies on the board overseeing the state’s flagship university. Gov. Jay Nixon’s announcement Thursday further escalated the tensions of legislators already frustrated about the handling of racial issues that culminated in the resignations of the system president…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri and Peru have agreed to trade $300 million worth of products over the next four years. Economic Development Director Mike Downing signed the pact Thursday with an official from Peru’s export and trade promotion board. The agreement comes two days after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced a $750 million…
( KTRS ) Missouri’s economic development director has signed a $750 million export agreement with the country of Colombia. Under the deal, Missouri and Colombia agree to trade a combined $750 million worth of goods in the next five years. Gov. Nixon, Economic Development Director Mike Downing and other Missouri officials on the South America…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – A Danish food-packaging manufacturer says it plans to build a $30-million factory in central Missouri’s Rolla, creating about 50 jobs. As part of the expansion announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Nixon, Brodrene Hartmann says the 334,000-square-foot Rolla plant will make molded-fiber egg cartons. The cartons will be made of recycled newspaper…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon is traveling to South America next week for a trade mission. Nixon says he’s traveling to Colombia and Peru from Saturday through the following Friday. Like previous trade missions, Nixon says the goal is to increase exports and encourage companies from those countries to invest in Missouri. This is Nixon’s first…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s request to add almost half a billion dollars more to this year’s budget. Budget officials said Medicaid accounted for about three-quarters of the budget request. Some senators asked how earlier estimates had been short by hundreds of millions of dollars.…
( KTRS ) Republican lawmakers say Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address outlined unrealistic spending proposals and ignored specific steps to improve Missouri’s economy. In a news conference Wednesday evening, after Nixon’s eighth and final annual address, House Speaker Todd Richardson said Nixon’s speech was more of a victory lap than a proposal…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon is set to unveil his legislative agenda for his final year as the state’s top executive. Nixon is scheduled to give his last State of the State speech tonight. In it, he will outline his recommended spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. This year’s…
Nixon believes lawmakers will support the proposal. He will present his full budget before Wednesday’s State of the State address