JEFFERSON CITY — Investment staff at the state retirement system would not get bonuses in years when the system’s investments lost money under a plan that tentatively advanced today.

The board of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System voted to develop…

JEFFERSON CITY — An obituary of former Jefferson County Sheriff Buck Buerger in today’s paper omitted the name of the young lawyer who beat Buerger in 1986, launching a lengthy political career.

Jay Nixon was the upstart contender for the state…

JEFFERSON CITY — The brouhaha over Katie Steele Danner’s two roles — and two salaries — in state government appears to be subsiding.

The Missouri Tourism Commission chose Danner on Tuesday as its new executive director, at a salary of $75,000. Then on Friday,…

UPDATED: Gov. Jay Nixon defended the tourism chief’s dual roles. “We think she’ll be able to do both jobs well and taxpayers will get their money’s worth,” said Jack Cardetti, Nixon’s spokesman. He said the time frame for her to…

Danner

JEFFERSON CITY — A shakeup at the Missouri Tourism Commission has put an ally of Gov. Jay Nixon in charge and left Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder on the outs.

The commission voted today to hire Katie Steele Danner as the new…

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…

JEFFERSON CITY — The little-used blacklist for Missouri casinos has gained another name.

Gambling regulators last week added Carolyn K. Yelton of Wellsville, Mo., to the list. The former bookkeeper pleaded guilty in April to embezzling more than $180,000 from the…

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…

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…