Jay Nixon News

Missouri's Chief Banking regulator is retiring after a nearly 30 year career with the state's finance division.

The city council in Kansas City has voted unanimously to ban the open carry of firearms, but the law could be stripped by a measure state lawmakers have approved to limit cities' abilities to craft such rules.

Gov. Jay Nixon is in Fulton on Friday, Aug. 1 to meet with local government officials and public school administrators about the effects of legislation passed in the 2014 session.

Governor Jay Nixon is seeking help from school administrators in upholding his recent vetoes of various tax breaks by asking them to lobby state legislators.

The integrity of the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Henry W. Bloch School of Management has come into question, and it's prompted a letter from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.

Amendment One, also known as the "Right to Farm" amendment, is one of five possible amendments to the Missouri constitution facing voters during the Aug. 5 primary election.

A proposed lottery for military veterans again puts us in the position of opposing a specific approach to a subject we generally support.

St. Louis, Mo. Police in St. Louis County are taking another step toward becoming the first department in the state to equip officers with the heroin antidote Narcan in case of an overdose .

Gov. Jay Nixon has veto power, and he used it a record number of times this past legislative session.

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Kansas City! Well, it is good to be back in Kansas City, back in the Midwest.

Opponents of the Common Core State Standards got a boost in recent weeks, as Missouri and North Carolina moved to reassess their involvement, while the governors of Utah and Wisconsin distanced themselves from the standards.

I applaud Texas Gov. Rick Perry's decision to send the Texas National Guard to augment the U.S. border patrol, which is overwhelmed by a massive influx of illegal aliens crossing our southern border and hamstrung by the lack of support from our national government.

A five-way race for Gasconade County treasurer on the Republican ticket will be decided by voters in next Tuesday's election.

Missouri is an agricultural state. We depend on farms, both small and big, to supply food to our state and the country.

People in the Tea Party community constantly claim how they "love" the U.S. Constitution more than anyone else.

The nation's largest company that manages pharmacy benefits is opening a new office building in St. Louis County as part of an expansion, which is expected to add 1,500 jobs over the next five years.

Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill that would replace national Common Core education mandates with Missouri's own set of educational criteria.

The Men and Women of The National Guard have been selected to receive the 2014 American Patriot Award, presented annually by the National Defense University Foundation .

Tom Hurst says he wants to work on the projects he did not get around to in his first House term.

Governor Pat Quinn drew criticism when he said Illinois should help in "whatever way necessary" to assist the unaccompanied children caught at the US border.