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Legislature Passes Bills Meant To Fill In Budget Gaps For Children, Blind
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The legislature and the Governor blame one another for a situation that left the state budget in need of additional legislative...
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Lawmakers' Discussion Of Medicaid Could Carry Into Legislative Break
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The discussion of the future of Medicaid in Missouri has likely not ended with the close of the legislative session.
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Economic Development Bill a Major Failure on Legislature's Last Day
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A second major casualty of a filibuster on the last day of the legislative session is an economic development bill.
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Transportation Sales Tax Dies in Missouri Senate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The transportation sales tax, one of the major priorities of this legislative session, has died in the state senate after three...
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Gov. Nixon Signs Four More Bills on Last Day of Session
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon signed four more bills Friday, making it a total of ten bills signed in two days.
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Federal Judge Blocks 12-Week Abortion Ban in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal judge Friday issued a preliminary injunction preventing a new Arkansas law restricting abortions after 12-weeks from taking effect.
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Missouri Legislature Shifts CCW Permitting to Sheriffs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The legislature has approved Republican plans to take away from the revenue department the power to issue concealed weapons permits.
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Funding for Developmentally Disabled Still In Question On Final Morning Of Session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- One unresolved issue in this final day of the legislative session is how four programs for some of the state's most...
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Hearings Start Today on IRS Scandal
WASHINGTON, DC -- The first Capitol Hill hearing on the IRS scandal is scheduled for later this morning. It comes just a day after President...
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Missouri Lawmakers Send Second Injury Fund Fix to Governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The long-awaited "fix" to Missouri's Second Injury Fund is heading to Gov. Nixon's desk.
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New Faces on Capitol Hill: List of Freshmen Lawmakers
Thursday, January 3, 2013 @ 2:01 PMWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 113th Congress will be sworn in Thursday, including more than 90 freshmen lawmakers.
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New Congress is Sworn in Today
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WASHINGTON, DC -- There will be new faces on Capitol Hill today as the 113th Congress is set to be sworn in. Americans are hoping...
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Official: Obama to Nominate Kerry for Secretary of State
Friday, December 21, 2012 @11:41 AMWASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry, the former presidential candidate who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to...
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Congress Goes Home for Christmas With No Fiscal Cliff Deal
Friday, December 21, 2012 @ 3:31 AMWashington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner's proposal to avert the looming fiscal cliff's automatic tax increases failed to curry enough Republican support Thursday night,...
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Obama, Boehner Remain at Odds on Verge of Fiscal Cliff
Thursday, December 20, 2012 @ 8:26 AMWashington (CNN) -- After progress earlier this week in fiscal cliff negotiations, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner butted heads Wednesday, setting the...
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