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Legislative Update, April 2013
Apr 12, 2013 kevinHOUSE PANEL PASSES GOP MEDICAID EXPANSION PLAN The House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on April 3 voted 7-2 to advance a Republican-sponsored plan to expand Medicaid eligibility. As currently written, however, the bill fails to comply with eligibility requirements necessary to receive additional federal funding. After a largely procedural stop in another House committee, the ... Continue Reading
Legislative Update, February 2013
Feb 12, 2013 kevinGOVERNOR RELEASES $8.4 MILLION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Citing robust state revenue collections, Gov. Jay Nixon on Feb. 4 released more that $8.4 million in spending authority for Missouri’s public colleges and universities for the current fiscal year. Last summer Nixon exercised his constitutional authority to restrict about $15 million in spending authority, including about 1 percent ... Continue Reading
Rep. McManus Reelected; 2012 Election Recap
Nov 12, 2012 kevinDEMOCRATS WIN SENATE SEAT, 4 OF 5 EXECUTIVE OFFICES Led by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Gov. Jay Nixon at the top of the ticket, Democrats claimed all but one of the statewide offices on the Nov. 7 ballot. Republicans, however, maintain their majorities in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly. What had been expected to ... Continue Reading
Amendment 3 & Proposed Changes to Judicial Selection in Missouri
Oct 26, 2012 kevinIf ratified by Missouri voters, Amendment 3 would make changes to the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, which has governed the selection of judges to the Missouri Supreme Court, state Court of Appeals and trial-level judges in most of the state’s more populous counties for more than 70 years. The proposed changes would give the governor, ... Continue Reading