JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Todd Richardson was appointed as the new MO HealthNet Division Director on Monday. Under the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), the MO HealthNet Division (MHD) offers healthcare coverage for eligible Missourians. Speaker Richardson […]
Senate rejects House veto overrides
JEFFERSON CITY — The constitutionally-mandated veto session for the Missouri General Assembly ended without any of Gov. Mike Parson’s vetoes being overridden. The House voted to override four of Parson’s line-item budget vetoes. The Missouri Senate discussed the topics but […]
Budget Perfected: House restores proposed cuts to education, agrees to tuition cap with universities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After months of work on the state’s roughly $28 billion budget, the Missouri House of Representatives has perfected the budget bills for the 2019 fiscal year. And the biggest news from the House floor is that […]
Fitzpatrick shoots down Greitens’ budget proposal for tax anticipation loans
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The House Budget Committee’s work on the 2019 fiscal year’s budget is officially underway, having received the recommendations of Gov. Eric Greitens less than 48 hours earlier. The committee met Wednesday morning to hear testimony from […]
House Budget chair says Governor does have ‘some statutory authority’ regarding metal detectors, but using new officers would be a problem
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The controversy around the metal detectors at the Missouri State Capitol has been ongoing for nearly one year now, and the one thing that seems to be certain about the situation is this: the metal detectors […]
Fitzpatrick: Tax reform debate making it hard to estimate revenues
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick is gearing up for his second year as the House Budget chair, and following an impressive first session, the Republican lawmaker knows that the next fiscal year will be just as trying, if not […]
Fitzpatrick: Tax reform debate making it hard to estimate revenues
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick is gearing up for his second year as the House Budget chair, and following an impressive first session, the Republican lawmaker knows that the next fiscal year will be just as trying, if not […]
Questions about Capitol security appropriation could be answered in upcoming Budget hearing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With veto session just days away, all eyes are on the Missouri General Assembly, waiting to see just what might be taken up by the legislators. Many wonder whether the legislature will try to find a […]