(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gas Energy failed to take “prompt and adequate” steps to ensure safety the day of a fatal restaurant explosion in Kansas City, according to… Read more »
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Recent snow could cause longer Mo. school year
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s education department says the latest in a series of winter storms could cause school districts to extend classes into the summer. Department of Elementary… Read more »
State senate defeats Medicaid expansion
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Republican senators resoundingly rejected a plan Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to several hundred thousand lower-income adults as they began debate… Read more »
Panel OKs proposal over Nixon’s budget power
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers moved forward Tuesday with a constitutional amendment that would allow the Legislature to block spending cuts enacted by the governor…. Read more »
Mo. House mulls one-cent transportation tax
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s top transportation official warned a House committee Tuesday that the failure to pass a penny increase in the state’s sales tax… Read more »
Southwest jet gets stuck in snow at KCI
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet arriving from Denver got stuck in a snow bank at Kansas City International Airport. Airline officials say the Boeing 737, with… Read more »
States look to rein in government surveillance
By NIGEL DUARA (PORTLAND, Ore., AP) — Angry over revelations of National Security Agency surveillance and frustrated with what they consider outdated digital privacy laws, state lawmakers around the nation… Read more »
Mo. court revives light rail initiative in KC
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has revived a potential initiative for a light rail system in Kansas City. The court ruled Tuesday that the proposed transportation… Read more »
Panel mulls proposal over Nixon’s budget power
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House committee is considering legislation to curb the governor’s budget power. A constitutional amendment proposed by House Republican Todd Richardson would let the… Read more »
Gov. Nixon announces increased propane subsidy
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon announced Monday his plan to put $15 million toward helping low-income Missourians cope with rising propane prices. The Democratic… Read more »