JEFFERSON CITY — They came. They saw. They raised money.

That’s about the extent of the Missouri Legislature’s Constitutionally mandated veto session that lasted for about two hours today.

The Missouri House held one vote, and failed to override a Gov.…

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…

Wood

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon will appoint state Rep. Dennis Wood, R-Kimberling City, to a position on the Stone County Commission this week, according to Missouri House Speaker Ron Richard.

Richard said Wood will resign and a special election will be…

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…

COLUMBIA — A month ago, Gov. Jay Nixon said he would use all the power of the governor’s office to pass mandatory autism insurance coverage legislation when the General Assembly reconvenes in January.

Today he took his bully pulpit on the road,…

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…

JEFFERSON CITY — What a difference a couple of weeks makes.

When Gov. Jay Nixon first sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to get behind a capital building proposal that would involve floating at least $700 million in bonds, Speaker of…

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…

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri House Speaker Ron Richard is hosting a dinner tonight for an elite club: his predecessors as speaker.

Seven former speakers are expected to attend the soiree in the elegant House lounge on the third floor of the…

JEFFERSON CITY — A little less than a month ago, House Speaker Ron Richard was throwing water on the plan to spend state money (via the federal stimulus) to help out Metro’s transit system in St. Louis.

Now he’s taking credit…