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Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:Gov. Nixon says he's hopeful about reaching a deal over workers compensation legislation.The…
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Most of the big issues this legislative session were tied to the state budget, which has been passed and sent to Governor Jay Nixon. That has many political pundits wondering if the last week of the 2012 session will be anticlimactic. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin tells us, there are still a few hot-button items left to fight over. Workers' comp
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After vetoing a bill that would have changed the state's workers' compensation system, Missouri's governor now says he would be open to a compromise with…
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The Missouri House has passed its version of a workers’ compensation bill that also proposes to fix the state’s ailing Second Injury Fund. The vote again…
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Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:House unlikely to override veto on workers' comp billJumping jacks one step closer to…
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The Missouri Senate yesterday overrode a veto by Governor Jay Nixon to a measure that would make changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system. But…
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The Missouri Senate today overrode a veto by Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would make changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system. But the likelihood that the House will also override the Governor’s veto is virtually nonexistent, according to Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R, Eureka). He says they just don’t have the votes, even within their own party. “We would have to first convince our caucus," Jones said. "And even if we did, we’re still simply three votes short on a bill that no Democrat, I believe, has supported to this point…that’s a tough vote.”
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Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:House budget would cut services to the blind, restore higher education dollarsCity takes aim at…