Jay Nixon News

Missouri Republicans are considering a new approach to prevent federal agents from enforcing laws the state considers to be infringements on gun rights -- barring them from future careers in state law enforcement agencies.

A Joplin high school teacher has been recognized by Governor Jay Nixon in his State of the State address for his outstanding work in the district.

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard responding to Governor Jay Nixon's complaints that a tax cut bill passed this week will hurt education.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is upset with a tax cut bill that passed out of the Legislature this week, calling it "reckless" and saying it'll hurt education.

The Sixth Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the office of Associate Circuit Judge, Division 4 of the Sixth Judicial Circuit , to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of James W. Van Amburg, to the office of circuit judge.

Through his attorney, Cornealious "Mike" Anderson III filed a petition yesterday asking Governor Jay Nixon to grant him clemency or commute his prison sentence of 13 years.

Because of a dispute over how much money to put in this year's supplemental budget, Gov. Jay Nixon has cut $22 million from public schools and higher education.

On Tuesday, Governor Jay Nixon debuted a webpage on the office Missouri state website.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was among the dignitaries who helped celebrate the opening of the new LightEdge data center in STC at a ribbon-cutting and media event yesterday.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RUSHVILLE, Mo. - Perhaps it's appropriate that Missouri's new director of agriculture first met the public in a barn with a dirt floor.

On Wednesday, rails to be used by the new downtown streetcar were delivered to a staging area at 19th and Walnut streets.

On Wednesday, the General Assembly passed a bill incrementally cutting taxes by $620 million over at least five years, a measure Gov. Jay Nixon will probably veto.

Setting up a likely veto showdown, the Republican-led Missouri Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to an income tax cut for millions of individuals and thousands of business owners that Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon warned could imperil funding for public schools and services.

After much anticipation, work will start next month on the extensive Johnson County Gateway Project, a complete overhaul of the Kansas 10, Interstate 35 and I-435 interchange that will last until the end of 2016.

Gov. Jay Nixon last week announced that he'll be forced to cut back on funding for education in next year's state budget.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) We've been down this road before. Last year a bill passed the Missouri General Assembly and was signed into law by Gov. Jay Nixon that would have changed how decisions are made about placement of cell phone towers.

LightEdge Solutions has opened its new $60 million data center at the Subtropolis underground business park operated by Hunt Midwest, and dignitaries including Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and members of the Hunt family are scheduled to attend an ribbon-cutting event Wednesday.

The Missouri Supreme Court overturned 30 years of precedent with a ruling Tuesday that gives greater legal protections to injured workers who are fired from their jobs.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is not perfect, but I'm happy that he is attempting to convince the fine politicians of the state of Missouri to opt in to the Medicaid expansion that is being offered by the federal government as part of the Affordable Care Act.

The Wednesday opening of LightEdge Solutions Inc., the anchor tenant for a new underground data center campus in Kansas City's SubTropolis business park, is expected to be the start of something big.