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Mo. House to study its own operations

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:43:34 +0000

The Missouri House is creating a committee to study itself.

House Speaker Tim Jones says he has formed a new committee to examine the operations of the House of Representatives and recommend potential changes to the way it conducts business.

The panel will have a long name. It’s called the Interim House Committee on Legislative Institutional Infrastructure and Process. It will be led by Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst, a Republican from St. Louis County.

Mo. House not giving info on gun database access

Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:49 +0000

The Missouri House is not planning to give Gov. Jay Nixon's administration data related to an attempted access of the list of gun permit holders.

Mo. department backing down on welfare contract

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:21:00 +0000

The Missouri Department of Social Services has announced it will scale back on its participation in a contract to move welfare recipients onto federal disability.

Mo. House Speaker Comments On Gay Marriage, Anti-Discrimination Bill

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:21:22 +0000

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) says the decision over gay marriage should be left to the states, and not to the federal government.

He was asked by reporters Thursday about US Supreme Court arguments over the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and about whether the GOP majority was interested in moving legislation that would make it illegal in Missouri to discriminate against someone based on their sexual orientation.

Mo. House speaker urges birth control appeal

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:53:20 +0000

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones wants the attorney general to appeal a judge's ruling striking down the state's contraception insurance exemption for people with moral objections.

Missouri Lawmakers Discuss 2nd-Half Priorities As Legislative Spring Break Arrives

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:24:02 +0000

Spring break has arrived for Missouri lawmakers, as they take a week off before returning to Jefferson City on March 25th.

They’ll have plenty of items on their plate when they get back -- among the House’s priorities is debating and voting on the state budget, which still does not include Medicaid expansion.

Mo. House speaker to give GOP response to Nixon

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:23:47 +0000

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones will give the Republican response next week to Gov. Jay Nixon's State of the State speech.

The Democratic governor will address a joint session of the Legislature at 7 p.m. Monday in the House chamber.

The GOP response by Jones will be prerecorded and broadcast about five minutes after Nixon completes his speech.

Last year, Jones and Senate Appropriations Committee Kurt Schaefer gave a joint Republican response to Nixon's annual speech. The responsibility fell to Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder during the previous three years.

Mo. unlikely to follow Michigan lead on union law

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:07:33 +0000

Missouri Republican leaders say it would be difficult to follow Michigan's lead in passing a "right-to-work" law that prohibits union dues as a condition for employment.

Newscast for December 10, 2012

Wendy Mader — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:46:01 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Funding draft recommendations released for Missouri colleges and universities
Three MU grads are now part of U.S. Senate
MU House Speaker Tim Jones touring the state
Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid stressed importance of airline deal
Stephens College selling properties to Hagan Scholarship Foundation

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones touring the state

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:10:28 +0000

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones is hitting the road, planning to visit 20 cities this week to speak with voters and community leaders about the upcoming legislative session.