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Debate stalls on Mo. liability limits legislation

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:18:59 +0000

Debate has stalled in the Missouri Senate over legislation that would reinstate a limit on certain damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The state Supreme Court struck down the previous cap.

Mo. House tries to outlaw federal gun laws

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:29:59 +0000

The Missouri House has passed legislation attempting to make criminals out of U.S. authorities who enforce federal firearm laws in Missouri.

Mo. bill would allow college visit for foster kids

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:48:22 +0000

The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to a bill that would require older children in foster care to visit colleges.

Mo. House OKs measure targeting UN agreement

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:11:01 +0000

The Missouri House has approved legislation barring state or local officials from adopting policies outlined in a 1992 United Nations document that could affect private property rights.

Mo. workers could keep gun in locked cars

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:57 +0000

The Missouri House has advanced legislation guaranteeing state workers the right to keep firearms in their vehicles on state property when they're on the job.

Mo. official hesitant to stop copying gun permits

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:49:52 +0000

Some Missouri senators are pressing the state's driver's license agency to stop collecting documents from people with concealed gun permits.

Mo. senator rolls out new tax overhaul proposal

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:40:45 +0000

A Missouri senator is rolling out a new proposal to overhaul the state's taxes in an effort to keep pace with neighboring states such as Kansas.

Mo. Senate endorses tax incentive overhaul

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:10:09 +0000

Missouri senators have endorsed legislation creating new incentives for high-tech businesses and international exports while paring back existing tax credits.

Panel to review Historic Preservation tax credit

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:28:31 +0000

Members of a panel created to review Missouri’s tax credits, are leaning towards recommending that the cap on Historic Preservation tax credits be cut nearly in half. The incentives program is popular with developers, but Democratic Governor Jay Nixon and a group of Republican State Senators say it’s draining off revenues from the state budget.

Congressman Todd Akin fails to report state pension

The Associated Press — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:09:00 +0000

Missouri congressman Todd Akin has amended a decade's worth of federal financial reports to add nearly $130,000 in state pension income that he received over that time.