JEFFERSON CITY — A week before Missouri’s first planned execution in over three years, the House this morning rejected a plea for a death penalty moratorium.

The 95-64 vote followed an emotional debate in which legislators took turns arguing for crime…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House has passed and sent to the governor a bill that would rein in a stormwater runoff fee charged by the Metropolitan Sewer District in St. Louis County.

Under the bill (SB242), the sewer district couldn’t charge the fee to homeowners…

JEFFERSON CITY — The House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent Metropolitan Sewer District from charging residential property owners for stormwater services if they don’t use its sanitary services.

Sponsor Rep. Tim Jones, R-Eureka, amended the bill to exclude all…

Tim Jones

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House has just passed HB 258, which would end increases in the minimum wage for tipped workers.

Currently, the minimum wage for tipped workers is half of the normal minimum wage, but if the worker…

Steve Tilley

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri representatives have been getting off easy, compared to the senators — most of the late nights have ended around 7 p.m. this session.

Not last night.

Last night, the House of Representatives powered through the first round…

Nixon at the site of a stimulus project near Tuscubmia

Republicans may be leery of spending federal stimulus funds on ongoing state services. Gov. Jay Nixon isn’t.

At a luncheon he hosted today at the Governor’s Mansion for the Missouri Press/Associated Press…

Hobbs

House committee appointments are out, and five St. Louis area representatives are in.

Also, Steve Hobbs, R-Mexico, has been chosen to lead a new committee, the Special Committee on Infrastructure and Transportation Funding.

Hobbs said the Transportation Committee often gets bogged down with…