Jefferson City News

“Now is not the time to back away from our efforts to fight illegal immigration in our state”

Jefferson City -- Gov. Matt Blunt pledged Wednesday to call a special session if lawmakers adjourn Friday without passing bills cracking down on illegal immigration and limiting property tax increases. via Springfield News Leader

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Big bucks could start flowing to Missouri politicians again — just in time for the fall elections.Lawmakers gave final approval this afternoon to legislation repealing Missouri’s campaign ... via KansasCity.com

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A motorist in a vehicle parked on a Missouri River boat ramp near Hartsburg fled early yesterday as Boone County sheriff's deputies approached and was subsequently caught and arrested on suspicion of resisting ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

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“The Doubletree Hotel Jefferson City has a central location within Missouri's capital that not only provides visitors with easy access to government offices but also to some of Missouri's best outdoor attractions”

Doubletree Hotels welcomes a new addition to its Missouri portfolio with the opening of the Doubletree Hotel Jefferson City. via Hotel Online

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Senators overrule the state treasurer's efforts to block businesses with lawmaker investors from getting tax incentives and loans. via Fort Mill Times

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“We will pick it up and put the ball back into their court”

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Senate voted Tuesday evening to add to an immigration bill penalties for employers who wrongly label their workers as "contractors" instead of employers. via Joplin Globe

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“While they're very important, I think”

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a resolution this morning to oppose legislation pending in Jefferson City to give the student member of the body the right to vote on most proceedings. via Columbia Daily Tribune

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“The only thing taxing is you have to get off your duff and get an ID that's given away for free”

Missouri Republicans on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification requirement for voting and recrafted an ID law similar to one the state Supreme Court struck down two years ago.

The Republican-led Senate elections committee voted along party lines to send the legislation to the full chamber, setting up a potential showdown with opposing Democrats before Missouri's legislative session ends Friday.

After a photo ID mandate was enacted in 2006, a voter sued on grounds that it would effectively disenfranchise her. The Missouri Supreme Court cited the state constitution in ruling the law was too heavy a burden on voting rights. Read more

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An outdoor free movie series that premiered in St. Louis is going statewide this summer. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

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“I tried to fill that space with all that junk”

Michael Burris grew up watching professional wrestling. At just 4 years old, he would plead with his grandpa to take him every Friday night to the wrestling matches in St. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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