UPDATE: Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, has offered a nuanced change to his position on the proposed bond issue. He’s still in favor of it, but he doesn’t approve of Nixon offering support of the plan in exchange for holding back…

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today signaled support for a massive new state building project that would require voters to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in state bonds.

In a letter to lawmakers, Nixon said that the state’s capital building…

Schaaf

JEFFERSON CITY — He hasn’t been officially censured, but Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, is sorry anyway.

On the House floor today, he apologized for comparing Medicaid coverage for children to slavery.

“I wasn’t talking about slavery of African Americans — a…

JEFFERSON CITY — The House Ethics Commission this morning voted against giving an official finger-wagging to state Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, for his floor metaphor comparing Medicaid coverage for children to slavery.

The vote was 6-4, with Democrat Chris Kelly joining…

JEFFERSON CITY — Just after they passed legislation to abolish the Missouri income tax, the House of Representatives approved a bill to get rid of sales tax for the month of July.

The first proposal, sponsored by Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar,…

JEFFERSON CITY — If you blinked, you missed the Missouri House vote today on a plan for the state to take on $700 million in debt to finance a building boom at college campuses.

The House gave the measure (HJR32) initial approval…

Stanley Cox

Updated to include news releases on the subject.

JEFFERSON CITY — Last week, House Democrats voted against taking away power from the governor. This week, they voted against giving him more power.

The House gave first-round approval to a resolution that…

JEFFERSON CITY — Democratic Rep. Chris Kelly of Columbia is teaming up with House Republican leaders to push for a $700 million bond issue to finance construction projects at state colleges and universities.

Kelly’s proposal, HJR32, will be heard at noon tomorrow…

Allen Icet

JEFFERSON CITY — The war over how to spend Missouri’s federal stimulus money has started. And so far, House Budget Chairman Allen Icet has all the artillery.

Icet, R-Wildwood, drafts the initial bills that make up the state operating budget. To…

KANSAS CITY — There are a lot of strange, bipartisan alliances in the Missouri General Assembly, but none is as unique as that of very conservative southwest Missouri Republican Rep. Ed Emery and Columbia Democrat Rep. Chris Kelly.

Both House veterans are…