Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed City of Kansas City, Mo., City Councilwoman Jan Marcason, 4th District, to the Missouri Women's Council. I have no idea what Kansas City Council Lady "Sewer Jan" Marcason has accomplished lately but that doesn't stop her from racking up the honors when it comes to being born with two X chromosomes .
The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed St. Louis County Circuit Judge Gary Gaertner Jr. to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Governor Jay Nixon announced a partnership with Microsoft Monday that will provide free computer training to nearly 25,000 Missourians. It's called "Elevate America" -- and at no cost to the state, people can get online tutorials and earn certifications on variety of information technology platforms. Nixon touted the 24,750 available slots at a stop in Springfield. *WATCH CLIP...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In a message sent out today, Gov. Jay Nixon said Missouri is well-positioned for an economic rebound: As we approach the one-year anniversary of my election as Governor, I wanted to take a moment to say "Thank You" yet again. It is a tremendous honor to serve the people of our great state. We are facing unprecedented economic challenges, but we have not wavered from the values we share....
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NIXON'S WEEK 42 GRADE: C Simply put, Gov. Jay Nixon's budget director calls the general revenue picture the worst she's ever seen. And just a few days before Halloween, that reality again turned Nixon into a slasher. Another $204 million dollars in cuts that don't directly gut the Governor's stated priorities, but slice very close to the bone: Is a reimbursement rate decrease to...
They gave us a republic (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
This is the twenty-first post in an ongoing series as we file Missouri Sunshine Law (RSMo 610) requests and investigate the non-renewal of the contract of University of Central Missouri President Aaron Podolefsky. Links to previous coverage are below the fold. BG and MB Your Friday news dump from the office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Yep, that Marvin "Bunky" Wright was appointed...
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
This is the twenty-first post in an ongoing series as we file Missouri Sunshine Law (RSMo 610) requests and investigate the non-renewal of the contract of University of Central Missouri President Aaron Podolefsky. Links to previous coverage are below the fold. BG and MB Your Friday news dump from the office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Yep, that Marvin "Bunky" Wright was appointed...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... The sentencing for Brown, a St. Louis Democrat and former assistant attorney general under Jay Nixon, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in St. Louis. The now-sealed document suggested Brown should receive a lighter sentence because he cooperated with the FBI to nail his co-conspirators former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, and Smith's treasurer in his unsuccessful 2004 race for Congress,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
JEFFERSON CITY | Law enforcement officials and Gov. Jay Nixon shared ideas Wednesday on how to deter drunken driving and reduce alcohol-related accidents. The goal of the “summit” was to generate ideas for a new DWI bill that Nixon wants to see on his desk next year.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
JEFFERSON CITY | Law enforcement officials and Gov. Jay Nixon shared ideas Wednesday on how to deter drunken driving and reduce alcohol-related accidents. The goal of the “summit” was to generate ideas for a new DWI bill that Nixon wants to see on his desk next year.
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... a Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City high-speed corridor. "We have a very close relationship with Gov. Jay Nixon on this whole issue of high-speed rail from Chicago to St. Louis, and we're interested in continuing on to Kansas City," Quinn said at a news conference in the Capitol.Missouri and Illinois transportation officials also have sent letters to the federal government endorsing one another's...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... company expansions that use existing battery technologies." This past summer, Gov. Jay Nixon froze the funding, so EaglePicher has yet to see a dime. Nodler said he never had a conversation with Hartley or any EaglePicher employee about the $25 million dollar appropriation. He said the first he knew Hartley had a relationship with Eagle Picher was this past weekend when the two met...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
JEFFERSON CITY — Persistent drunken drivers would have their cars seized and it would be a crime to refuse to take a DWI breath test if panelists assembled by the governor have their way.Those were two sanctions that gained traction Wednesday during a DWI summit of 34 police, prosecutors and government officials from across the state. The panel met at the request of Gov. Jay Nixon, who vowed...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
(11-02) 11:47 PST ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The state of Missouri and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up on a program that Gov. Jay Nixon says will provide thousands of the state's residents with free access to e-learning and certification programs from the... Missouri - Jay Nixon - Microsoft - Associated Press - United States
St. Louis CofCC Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
AP: Mo. partners with Microsoft for tech education ST. LOUIS — The state of Missouri and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up on a program that Gov. Jay Nixon says will provide thousands of the state’s residents with free access to e-learning and certification programs from the company. Nixon was in St. Louis on Monday to announce that Missouri [...]
