Watch out, deer: The governor's got a gun

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is planning on making a dent in the state’s deer population.

A note attached to a news advisory sent out by the governor’s office says the shooter-in-chief will mark the opening…

ST. LOUIS — Gov. Jay Nixon will be in St. Louis this afternoon alongside police Chief Dan Isom to announce a pilot program to prevent license tab theft.

The theft of the required license plate sticker is one of the most prevalent…

James Montee

When he took office, Gov. Jay Nixon pledged to clean-up the process of awarding management contracts for motor vehicle fee offices, which have long been used as political chits in both parties.

So it should come as no surprise that when…

Jet lag? Not for Gov. Jay Nixon, who fresh after returning from an overseas visit to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will test his athletic prowess in the annual Show-Me State Games.

A release from the governor’s office today tells us…

Nixon walks with Brig. Gen. Gerald Lang at a base in Iraq

Gov. Jay Nixon and his Illinois counterpart joined three other governors who spent the weekend visiting military commanders and troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

Nixon announced his whereabouts in an unusual…

Nellie Ribaudo

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed an associate of super-lawyer Scott Rosenblum to fill a vacancy in St. Louis County Circuit Court.

Nellie Ribaudo, an associate with Rosenblum’s Clayton firm, will become an associate circuit court judge, the governor’s office announced today.…

Kinder at last year's tour

Jeff City guru Tony Messenger and Kathleen Nelson, the Post-Dispatch’s cycling scribe, teamed up for a story today on the possible cancellation of the Tour of Missouri bicycle race.

Those who follow Missouri politics know that…

Blair's statue

While he’s busy poring over potential statutes passed by state lawmakers, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has found time to make some changes to statues as well.

Nixon’s office has sent a request to the Architect of the Capitol in Washington to…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn joined with Missouri counterpart Jay Nixon in making a joint appeal for a high-speed train between Chicago and St. Louis.

The pair are hoping to use stimulus cash to build an express train that…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is scheduled to meet with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon this afternoon in St. Louis. The agenda is about both leaders promoting a high-speed rail corridor from St. Louis to Chicago. But for Quinn,…