JEFFERSON CITY — House Republican leaders, who promised to come up with a bill improving treatment for autism, have finally scheduled a meeting of the committee set up to study the problem.
A public hearing is set for noon Tuesday in…
ST. LOUIS — Darryl Strawberry — yes, that Darryl Strawberry — was downtown today, headlining a press conference to help an effort in Jefferson City to expand health insurance coverage for autism.
The former New York Met slugger…
JEFFERSON CITY — It’s not just Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon who is pushing the autism insurance bill.
St. Louis area senators Scott Rupp of Wentzville and Eric Schmitt of Glendale — both Republicans — have established a Web site pushing the autism insurance coverage…
Gingrich
A resurgent Newt Gingrich will visit the St. Louis area today to commend three local GOP lawmakers on the state’s health care system.
Gingrich will recognize the legislators for advances in the state Medicaid program that, according to a news release from…
JEFFERSON CITY — Make no mistake: There will be a battle over an autism insurance mandate bill again next legislative session.
Gov. Jay Nixon made that clear this morning (see live Twitter feed here) at an otherwise uneventful bill signing ceremony in…
The Missouri Legislature’s joint committee on stimulus spending will hold its first hearing 10 a.m. Monday at the Wainwright state office building in downtown St. Louis.
The new committee “will study ways to maximize the amount of federal funds received” and…
Eric Schmitt
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate passed a bill that would require county assessors to be elected.
The bill exempts Jackson County and St. Louis city, leaving St. Louis County the only place the bill would apply to that doesn’t…
While today was a day for Missouri Democrats to celebrate their new governor, Jay Nixon, as well as other statewide success, plenty of Republicans from the state were in a festive mood, too.
Taking in the Inaugural Day festivities together were newly…
Schmitt
New state Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, has just gotten sworn in this week — but he’s sure to ignite a stir over his filed bill to ask voters to mandate that the St. Louis County assessor be elected, not appointed.
Assessors in…
Democrat James Trout of Webster Groves remained in the lead following St. Louis County’s recount of his narrow Aug. 5 primary victory over Steve Eagleton for their party’s nomination in the state Senate’s 15th district.
The count’s result: Trout gained an additional vote. The final official tally gave…
