Corporate tax cuts and minimum wage increases take effect in Missouri
A new year brings new laws. Missouri’s corporate tax cut is changing and it is unknown whether the state’s businesses will gain or lose money.
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DESE’s $400 million plan for teacher raises in Missouri faces challenges
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education presented a plan to the state’s board of education in early December which would provide teachers a pay raise and target hard-to-fill positions with additional pay incentives.
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Gov. Parson consents to presidential order on refugee resettlement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced on Tuesday that Missouri will continue allowing refugees to be placed in the state, in compliance with an order signed by President Donald Trump. Governors letter to Secretary of State PompeoDownload Trump signed Executive Order No. 13888 on Sept. 26 to include state and local governments in the
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Skelton bows out of State Senate race
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Michela Skelton announced Friday that she will no longer seek to represent Missouri’s 19th Senate District. The Columbia attorney originally announced her candidacy August 22. The 19th Senate District seat is currently filled by Republican Sen. Caleb Rowden, who serves as the chamber’s majority floor leader.
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Missouri stops withholding union dues for prison guards, service workers
The state of Missouri has stopped withholding union dues from the bi-monthly paychecks of prison guards in what the union’s grievance officer calls a “pitiful attempt to bankrupt” the labor organization.
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Fire board president fined for no-bid payments to husband’s company
The president of the board for a Miller County fire district has admitted to self-dealing after an investigation found she helped approve no-bid payments to a company her husband owns.
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Seven more Jefferson City buildings labeled ‘dangerous’
The Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services added six buildings to its list of those considered ‘dangerous’ in November.
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State approves medical marijuana testing labs in Fayette, Kingdom City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department approved business licenses for two mid-Missouri facilities to test medical marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offered licenses to ClearWater Sciences, LLC of Kingdom City and Inovatia AgriTesting Services of Fayette. They make up two of the ten facilities offered business licenses to
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Local expert speaks on next steps of impeachment process
Frank Bowman is a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law. One of his areas of expertise includes impeachment of the president and other federal officers.
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House members from Missouri react to Trump impeachment
U.S. House members representing Missouri districts joined their colleagues Wednesday in giving their thoughts on a pending vote on articles of impeachment.
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State ramps up water testing in Centertown after lead found in sample
CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources plans to test the drinking water of one village in Cole County after a significant amount of lead was found in one of several samples. The state collected five water samples from the village of Centertown in September, and one stuck out. The amount of
Continue Reading House holds impeachment debate ahead of vote
A new chapter in American history is about to unfold on the House floor as a debate begins over the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Audit: City of Sturgeon improperly managed cemetery money
A state audit has found Sturgeon city officials improperly managed money from a cemetery fund, according to State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office.
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The key number you need to remember about Trump’s impeachment polls
In CNN’s new national poll, 45% of Americans say that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. That’s down from 50% who said the same in CNN polls in October and November. Which is good news for Trump, right? Trump certainly thinks it is! “Impeachment Poll numbers are starting to drop like
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Council approves lot split for Columbia Mall hotel development
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved the creation of a new lot on Columbia Mall property to construct a new hotel. The 7-0 vote allowed the mall to split off a section of its parking lot along Bernadette Drive for a new Hilton-branded hotel. Mall manager Rusty Strodtman told ABC 17 News he
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Plows in Cole County use more than 1,000 tons of salt for two-day winter storm
Road crews in Missouri’s capital worked around the clock on Tuesday as the second round of a winter storm moved dropped snow and water.
Continue Reading Columbia City Council renames part of Rice Road
The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to rename a Columbia road.
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Group recommends ways to reduce vaping among Columbia youths
A group is working to reduce the number of youths abusing e-cigarettes in Columbia.
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Jefferson City council meeting canceled for winter weather
The Jefferson City council will not meet on Monday, Dec. 16 because of inclement weather, postponing discussion on a crumbling building.
Continue Reading New Jersey governor says Democrat-turned-Republican is putting ‘politics over the Constitution’
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew for “putting politics over the Constitution” after sources said the congressman will switch to the Republican Party. “He’s putting politics over the Constitution, he’s putting cuteness over courage, and he’s cutting and running,” Murphy told CNN’s Dana Bash on “Right Now.” “He
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