Nixon urges lawmakers to consider his stances before veto session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon held his final press conference before a veto session Wednesday afternoon, and he urged lawmakers to look carefully at the bills he has vetoed since the end of the...
View ArticleKoster up 6, gun bill looks to victory
Rachael Herndon Dunn is joined by lobbyist Jay Atkins and Rep. Travis Fitzwater at Jefferson City’s Downtown Diner to talk veto session and new gubernatorial poll results....
View ArticleAshcroft forms bipartisan advisory committee of county clerks
Ashcroft hopes to focus on photo voter ID in bid for Secretary of State SIKESTON, Mo. – Jay Ashcroft, the Republican candidate for secretary of state, has reached across the aisle to form a group of...
View ArticleOpponents of Amendment 6 join forces to defeat photo voter ID
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When legislators overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 1631, major proponents of the measure heralded its passage as an opportunity for citizens to be assured their votes will be...
View ArticleAshcroft makes his mark in first legislative session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft may have quietly had one of the best first months on the job of any current statewide official. After easily winning election in August over Sen....
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