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Expanding Medicaid to remain on Gov. Nixon's agenda
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says he'll continue trying to expand Medicaid health coverage to more Missourians. The Democratic governor campaigned throughout this year's legislative session to increase Medicaid eligibility for lower-income...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government Health Care, Jay Nixon, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Mo. bill would allow more time for moms to give up baby, add Springfield's PCC to list
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Dozens of times, in recent years, new mothers have decided that -- after having a baby -- that they cannot care for the child, so they dropped off their newborn at designated safe places. Right now, parents can leave their babies...
Tags: Jay Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Politics
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City of Joplin sending assistance to Moore, OK tornado victims
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin City officials have organized a support team of public safety employees and deployed them to Moore, Oklahoma to arrive later tonight. The team included approximately a dozen members from the police and fire departments. This...
Tags: Joplin Tornado (2011), Natural Disasters, Public Officials, Tornadoes, Politics
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Springfield police launch new program to fight property crime
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- Springfield police are working a new strategy to fight crime downtown. It's called 'Business Watch,' and it is very similar to the 'Neighborhood Watch' program for homeowners. Police said they are launching it in response to the spike...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Safety of Citizens, Politics
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Sale of cocaine to narc gets comedy club planner 120 days in prison
mlandis@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville will spend the next 120 days in the Missouri Department of Corrections, where he will undergo a drug treatment program. On Friday morning, Travis Dibben was sent to prison as part of a plea deal made back in...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Punishment, Public Officials, Crimes, Trials
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Missouri governor signs bill expanding definition of "eggs"
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that would expand the definition of eggs. The measure approved on Friday defines eggs edible for human consumption as those produced by chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea...
Tags: Jay Nixon, Executive Branch, Politics
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Mo. budget forces Gov. Nixon to choose between disabled kids and low-income senior citizens
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers have prepared a budget that could force Gov. Jay Nixon to choose between developmentally disabled children and low-income seniors. The nearly $25 billion operating budget being considered Thursday by lawmakers...
Tags: Personal Income, Jay Nixon, Poverty, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch
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Nixon denounces partial funding of license agency, promises layoffs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon warns of employee layoffs and cuts to services if legislators pass a budget that reduces funding for the states' motor vehicle division. Nixon said Wednesday that lawmakers act irresponsibly when they put...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Justice System, Jay Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Nixon touts nonprofit online university in new ad
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A nonprofit virtual college is getting another vote of confidence from Missouri's chief executive. Gov. Jay Nixon touts Western Governors University in a new television and radio ad airing in Columbia, St. Louis and other...Tags: Regional Authority, Radio, Colleges and Universities, Jay Nixon, Advertising
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House computer sought access to gun permit holders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon's administration says a Missouri House computer was used in an effort to access a secure website with the list of people who have a concealed weapons permit. The Office of Administration filed an open records request...
Tags: Jay Nixon, Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, Politics, Interior Policy
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Former judge is new Hickory County prosecuting attorney
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today named J. Michael Brown to serve as the new Prosecuting Attorney for Hickory County. The position became vacant earlier this year after the Governor appointed the former Prosecuting Attorney, James A. Hackett, as...
Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, Justice System, Jay Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice
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State's best tasting water found in central Missouri
Ashland, Missouri – April 29, 2013 – The Callaway 2 Water District has the best tasting water in Missouri! That determination was declared by judges April 24, 2013, during final judging of the Great American Water Taste Test. Water samples...
Tags: Public Officials, Natural Resource Industry, Michael Jackson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Water
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