(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City officials would like the state to build a new Broadway Bridge and overhaul its primary access roads, which can sometimes back up traffic… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Mo. lawmaker wants AG opinion on gay tax policy
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri attorney general’s office says a tax policy for certain gay couples recently announced by Gov. Jay Nixon appears to comply with Missouri law…. Read more »
Nelson-Atkins hosts civil rights exhibit
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A new exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City will highlight the role of artists and musicians played in the civil rights… Read more »
Mo. Gov. Nixon shifts left politically
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missourians, meet your new governor: Jay Nixon, a Democrat. Though he has long worn the Democratic label, Nixon could have easily… Read more »
Analysis: Wariness greets call for KC-area truce
By JOHN HANNA (TOPEKA, Kan., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon generated skepticism in two state capitols by calling publicly for a moratorium on the use of incentives by his… Read more »
Senate showdown on military sexual assault bill
By DONNA CASSATA (WASHINGTON, AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape… Read more »
NAACP asks Missouri governor to halt execution
By MICHELLE L. PRICE (SALT LAKE CITY, AP) — The head of the NAACP’s Salt Lake City branch is asking Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to commute a death sentence for… Read more »
Kan. woman swaps wedding rings for Chiefs tickets
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A suburban Kansas City woman who posted a Craigslist ad offering to swap her wedding rings for tickets to a Chiefs-Broncos game has made a… Read more »
Kansas City atheists find a place to volunteer
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A group of atheist volunteers from Kansas City have found a new place to volunteer after a Christian mission declined their offer to help deliver… Read more »
Mo. to accept joint tax returns from gay couples
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday he is directing state tax officials to accept tax returns jointly filed by same-sex couples who… Read more »