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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.

Gov. Jay Nixon on July 14 vetoed legislation that would permit educators who specifically are trained for armed response to carry concealed weapons.

The United States' largest pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Holding Co., will unveil its newest $56 million expansion of its St. Louis headquarters Monday.

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Total Quality Logistics is opening a new office in St. Louis.

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Total Quality Logistics is opening a new office in St. Louis.

While a statue was passed in 1989 to memorialize the date, the state had yet to enact it as an actual holiday.

A Missouri state statue passed in 1989 designates July 27 of each year as a day for Missourians to honor and remember those who served in America's armed forces during the Korean War.

A former southern Missouri lawmaker and school superintendent has been appointed to the State Board of Education.

Nearly 100 new jobs coming to STL Close to 100 new jobs are heading to our area over the next several years.

The Missouri General Assembly passed several tax-related bills at the end of the legislative session in mid-May that would have altered the Department of Revenue's burden of proof and changed its notice requirements.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants a review of the state's lottery system. Nixon ordered the Office of Administration to conduct a review of the Missouri Lottery's operations Wednesday, saying he wants to make sure it actually is acting as a funding source for the state's schools.

Gov. Jay Nixon on July 14 vetoed legislation that would permit educators who specifically are trained for armed response to carry concealed weapons.

Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday appointed Maynard Wallace to fill the last vacant position on the eight-member education board.

Legislation vetoed by Governor Jay Nixon that would've defined captive deer as livestock continues to be a hot of discussion at the Lake of the Ozarks and across the state.

Daryl Bertrand of Ozark, Mo., suffers from degenerative disc disease and stenosis of the spine.

JOPLIN, Mo. -- When Republican gubernatorial hopeful Catherine Hanaway walked into the banquet room at Granny Shaffer's Restaurant this week, she was greeted by some of Joplin's more prominent business leaders.

For the second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined a major payday lender.