JEFFERSON CITY — The House passed and sent the long-awated jobs bill to Gov. Jay Nixon today. The vote was 153-2.

The bill, which increases various tax incentives for businesses, came an hour and a half before the Legislature’s 6 p.m.…

JEFFERSON CITY — After an all-night filibuster/extended break, the Missouri Senate took up the jobs bill again this morning, and with little discussion, passed it along to the Senate.

Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, withdrew his amendment, Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah,…

JEFFERSON CITY — Senate leaders will try again this morning to pass a jobs bill that caps historic preservation tax credits and increases several other business subsidies.

Senators made no progress on the bill during an evening session that didn’t…

JEFFERSON CITY — Tune in tonight if you want to hear the long-awaited Senate debate on Gov. Jay Nixon’s jobs bill.

Senators plan to take up the bill at 8 p.m. and debate it as long as it takes to wrap…

Lager

JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Brad Lager has fine-tuned his plan to cap all state tax credit programs and expects to pitch the changes to fellow senators today.

The substitute bill would limit historic preservation credits to $75 million a year instead of the…