Schweich defends suing Nixon, wants editorial retraction

By   /  August 30, 2011  /  Missouri, News  /  No Comments

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich called a news conference to defend his lawsuit against the governor and to ask for a retraction, along with an apology, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for an editorial he called dishonest.

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Drought could be a temporary tax boon for Kansas

By   /  August 16, 2011  /  News, State Budgets, State Government, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter

TOPEKA — David Bozone did not have any choice.

“There’s no grass on my pastures,” said the rancher from Hugoton. “We had to sell.”

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Lawmakers may discuss tapping rainy day fund

By   /  July 25, 2011  /  Missouri, WatchBlog  /  No Comments

A Missouri House interim committee provided its support for a proposal to discuss using the state’s rainy day fund for disaster-recovery efforts during an upcoming special session of the Missouri General Assembly.

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