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A Missouri House interim committee has resumed its series of hearings into the state's Medicaid system.Lawmakers spent more than five hours Tuesday…

Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed legislation that would eliminate a tax credit for elderly Missourians who rent their homes.House and Senate Republicans…

Missouri House and Senate budget negotiators have crafted a final version of next year's state budget. The nearly $25 billion spending plan includes a $66…

Legislation is on its way to Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would name the new Mississippi River Bridge being built at St. Louis for the late Cardinals…

The Missouri House has given first-round approval to the state budget for Fiscal Year 2014, while House Republicans beat back three attempts to expand…

The Missouri House will begin debate Tuesday on the 13 bills that make up next year’s state budget.The three bills that encompass the state’s Medicaid…

Democratic Governor Jay Nixon hasn’t stopped advocating for Missouri to accept the federal government’s money for Medicaid expansion, in spite of state…

The 13 bills that make up the state budget have been filed in the Missouri House, and they don’t include Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) proposed Medicaid…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 19, 2012 - As Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri legislators begin their annual five-month dance to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 24, 2012 - For state Rep. Scott Dieckhaus, the biggest threat to the record-breaking Republican…