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Wyatt attempts to increase transparency
Rep. Zachary Wyatt files a resolution to restructure disciplinary commission
Mo. caucus results will take weeks to determine
Residents prepare for Missouri’s Republican Caucus, which is being held this weekend
Meeting yields lobby campaign
Nely wants students to send letters to lawmakers to fight for lower cuts to Higher Education
Wyatt announces re-election bid
Rep. Zachary Wyatt is running for re-election to the lower house of the Missouri legislature
Students lobby for funding at capitol
About 20 students visit capitol to lobby for higher education
Feds bust rhino tusk ring
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service follows illegal rhinoceros ring trail to Lolli Brothers Livestock Market in Macon
Masten moved to house arrest
A Missouri senator is proposing a controversial bill about illegal immigration. Senate Bill 590, which had its first hearing Tuesday, would require school districts to verify students’ immigration status upon enrollment and would allow police to demand documentation during traffic stops under reasonable suspicion that the driver is in the country illegally. Sen. Will Kraus, [...]
Nixon proposes 12 percent cut
When University President Troy Paino answered the phone Tuesday afternoon, he knew Gov. Jay Nixon, on the other line, was going to give him bad news. After hearing Nixon say he had made the decision to cut $106 million from higher education, translating to a 12.5 percent decrease in state appropriations, Paino said he was [...]
With winter weather upon Northeast Missouri, safety concerns involving inclement weather on the Highway 63 bypass have been and will continue to be addressed by Missouri Department of Transportation crews. MoDOT addressed concerns about lack of guardrails, unclear signs and unsafe road stretches at the Highway 63 Alternate Route Traffic Safety Commission Meeting on Thursday, [...]
Lying candidate threatens reliability, future political opportunities
Politicians lie. It’s common knowledge. Whether it be a measly fib or a far stretch from the truth, it happens all the time. Usually it is infuriating when the public realizes the lies they’ve been fed, but the most recent fib of Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate David Spence is more humorous than irritating. Spence’s official [...]
