Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
JEFFERSON CITY | Sweeping drunken-driving legislation announced Wednesday could introduce a new number into the minds of Missouri’s driving public: 0.15. Proposals outlined by Gov. Jay Nixon would make refusing a blood-alcohol test a crime and would throw drivers who register over 0.15 percent into state courts and subject them to steeper penalties.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
JEFFERSON CITY | Sweeping drunken-driving legislation announced Wednesday could introduce a new number into the minds of Missouri’s driving public: 0.15. Proposals outlined by Gov. Jay Nixon would make refusing a blood-alcohol test a crime and would throw drivers who register over 0.15 percent into state courts and subject them to steeper penalties.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HERE Gov. Jay Nixon is getting tough on driving drunk, throwing his support behind a host of sweeping changes meant to target repeat offenders. The legislative package boosts penalties for offenders with higher blood-alcohol levels and is designed crack down on repeat drunk drivers. No legislation will bring Kim Kinnaird's son back. But her story is just one of...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
MOORE: "NOT NECESSARILY A FAN" OF BREATHALYZER CRIME STATEWIDE SOLUTION FOR ST. LOUIS PROBLEM? "We need to not hit with a big fly swat" Driving while intoxicated in Missouri could result in much swifter, harsher penalties as soon as next year. On Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon will join lawmakers at stops in Hannibal, Overland and Jackson to detail new legislation to crack...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Former Gov. Bob Holden said he sees parallels between the budget problems Gov. Jay Nixon faces and the cuts that unraveled his own administration more than five years ago, but also warned that Nixon's ultimate success will primarily be driven by factors beyond his control. In a wide-ranging interview Friday, Holden told The Notebook Nixon's political position won't matter much...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Jay Nixon appeared today with several Missouri lawmakers to call for prompt passage of a bill requiring coverage of autism treatments when the new legislative session opens next month.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... but fell 14 points to 45 percent in September. Bond's November approval is 47 percent. Gov. Jay Nixon has seen a more consistent decline. In January, he debuted with a 63 percent approval rating. In eleven months, the first-term Democratic Governor has slid 19 points to a November rating of 44 percent approval. McCaskill's rating has swung a total of seven points all year.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Jay Nixon appeared Thursday with several Missouri lawmakers to call for prompt passage of a bill requiring coverage of autism treatments. “Families must have access to both the diagnosis of autism and the best therapies to treat the condition,” said Nixon, a Democrat.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Jay Nixon appeared Thursday with several Missouri lawmakers to call for prompt passage of a bill requiring coverage of autism treatments. “Families must have access to both the diagnosis of autism and the best therapies to treat the condition,” said Nixon, a Democrat.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Three Republican lawmakers joined Gov. Jay Nixon Thursday in support of legislation that would force insurance companies to cover therapies for children with autism. State Sen. Scott Rupp joined Sen. Eric Schmitt, who has an autistic son, and Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst in touting legislation that would provide coverage to a "reasonable limit of $72,000," and ban insurance companies from...
