JEFFERSON CITY — The state’s tax collections continued their steep decline in October, raising the possibility of more budget cuts.

Budget Director Linda Luebbering reported today that general revenue receipts plummeted 14 percent last month compared to October 2008. The state…

The governor has called a summit to discuss DWI

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon’s DWI summit is underway.

The governor, moved by our investigative series that found widespread failures to punish drunken drivers, has assembled a team of 34 people to start…

Gaertner

JEFFERSON CITY — Gary M. Gaertner Jr. tried two years ago to make history and replace his father, Gary M. Gaertner Sr., on the Missouri Court of Appeals, but then-Gov. Matt Blunt appointed Kurt Odenwald instead.

Undeterred, Gaertner applied again, and…

UPDATED: Nixon just made the announcement. He said Kerr, 56, will start work Nov. 9. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.

Kerr

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s new economic development director will be David Kerr, secretary of the…

Gov. Jay Nixon is announcing his state budget cuts in a Jefferson City press conference. The total: $204 million.

Nixon says he is downsizing the state work force, eliminating 450 part-time jobs and 200 full- time jobs. He is not cutting…

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon will reveal his latest round of budget cuts tomorrow.

Nixon and his budget director, Linda Luebbering, will detail the cuts at an 11 a.m. news conference in her first-floor Capitol office.

Budget-watchers expect Nixon to chop…

UPDATE: Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, said Nixon’s announcement today will not slow his committee’s investigation: “There’s a whole bunch of questions that still need to be answered,” he said. Check the Mother Ship tomorrow for a complete story.

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Julie Jones

Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Julie Jones, a lawyer from Ladue, as a member of the St. Louis County Election Board.

Nixon named Jones to the board last Friday. She is Nixon’s second appointment to the board. Last spring, he put…

JEFFERSON CITY — Citing concern over the solvency of a fund that pays out certain worker’s compensation claims in Missouri, Attorney General Chris Koster has temporarily decided against entering into any more settlement agreements and has suspended those agreements that were…

Ehlmann

As expected, the St. Charles County Council has approved the hiring of former Missouri Corrections Director Larry Crawford as the county’s corrections chief.

The council voted 5-1 on Monday night to endorse the appointment by County Executive Steve Ehlmann, which was announced…