Tagged: vicky hartzler

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Lt. Gov. Kinder and state Sen. Lager take jabs in debate
• Sarah Palin endorses Steelman for Senate
• Poll: Romney leads Obama by 9 percent

Republican Missouri U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler wants to reduce federal regulators' authority over hydroelectric projects.

Hartzler's district includes part of the Lake of the Ozarks that has been embroiled in controversy during the past year over land near the lake. Land included within the boundary of the hydroelectric project falls under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority, while other property does not.

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the federal health care law. The House has voted more than 30 times to repeal or defund the Affordable Care Act. Every Republican in Congress voted for the repeal, including mid-Missouri's two representatives.

Freshman Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler could face a challenger from her Missouri hometown as she seeks a second term from the redrawn 4th U.S. House district.

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Missouri tries to refinance more than a half billion dollars of debt as part of Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to balance the state budget
• Missouri General Assembly weighs changes to workplace discrimination laws

• Freshman Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler could face a challenger from her Missouri hometown