Missouri Government News

Creating an Agri-Business Expo Center has grown from a simple fairground into a major economic development project that could be the dawn of new growth for St.

Clyde Bentley, a friend and professor at Missouri who was the guiding force behind one of the earliest citizen-journalism sites, MyMissourian, announced this week that the site was shutting down .

The fifth edition of The American Heritage Dictionary arrived Wednesday, and I've been squirming at my desk for a chance to dig into it.

The Missouri Republican Party is weighing in on the controversy over federal requirements that employers, including religious institutions, offer coverage of birth control and contraception in their health plans.

Regardless of the name it is called by, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would replace Missouri's income tax with a higher and more comprehensive sales tax told a gathering of reporters in Jefferson City on Thursday they are committed to putting the ballot initiative before voters in November.

BY Missourian staff The Missouri gymnastics team placed third at Friday night's Illinois Gymnastics Institute's Chicago Style Meet with a 195.525 team score.

Republican US presidential candidate Rick Santorum is flanked by his wife Karen and daughters Elizabeth and Sarah as he addresses the American Conservative Unions annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington yesterday Rick Santorum tried to raise doubts about the electability of Mitt Romney yesterday at a conservative gathering ... (more)

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be working on the following roads from Feb.

Columbia Missourian One of the earliest citizen journalism sites announced today that it will be shutting down.

A southeast Missouri teacher accused of assaulting a student has resigned, but his attorney says the resignation is no admission of guilt.

Missouri lawmakers are feeling embarrassed. And well they should be. The representatives of the Show-Me State were shown up as knaves when they called a statewide election and nobody came.

Sen. Claire McCaskill plans on Friday to introduce a companion bill to legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would give President Barack Obama – and future presidents – line-item veto power.

Each week, the Missourian highlights a government record that is available to the public.

Lt. Governor Peter Kinder hosted a reception on Wednesday for Southeast Missouri student artists, their families and art teachers during the Missouri Citizens for the Arts Day.

A group wanting to replace Missouri's income tax with a higher and broader sales tax said Thursday that it is committed to getting the initiative on the November ballot.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says approval from voters should be required before tolls are installed on Interstate 70 - though he did not say whether he supports the idea.

Time for one of my periodic tours through wingnutlandia, to see what conservatives are saying about their latest white knight conservative savior.

Illinois lawmakers are proposing to allow gas stations along the state border to apply the sales tax of neighboring states if it provides a necessary competitive advantage, St.

By Michael Kloppenburg Star Gazette Reporter Winter has proven to be a fickle thing the past two years.

Here it is February and already our legislators and petition organizers are busying themselves with proposed ballot initiatives for the November ballot.