J.T. | August 11, 2009
There will be a protest tomorrow (8/12) in Jefferson City at Ike Skelton’s office. The MO chapter of Americans for Prosperity says they are sponsoring the event to protest Skelton’s decision to avoid town hall meetings.
J.T. | August 11, 2009
An ongoing investigation by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has resulted in guilty pleas from 45 individuals for fraudulent receipt of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits from the state. The individuals were charged with stealing by deceit and have been ordered to pay over $207,000 in restitution.
Two people from Jackson County and one from Cass County are among the 45 entering guilty pleas.
J.T. | August 6, 2009
Beginning tomorrow at midnight, there will be no sales tax on select items this weekend. As already mentioned here before: The state sales tax, county sales tax and city sales taxes will not be in effect during these dates for most of Cass County. Garden City and Peculiar have opted out.
J.T. | July 31, 2009
Former Cass County Prosecuting Attorney and current Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says the decision protects citizens’ rights to express patriotism.
Last week, Judge Bernhardt Drumm, Jr. dismissed a lawsuit from Robert Stamm Sr. and Robert Stamm Jr. in which the men claimed Judge Kenneth Pratt violated their First Amendment rights by “coercing” them into reciting the Pledge. Upon entering the courtroom, it was typical of Judge Pratt to invite those present to remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.
J.T. | July 30, 2009
You can now purchase Missouri geological and topographic maps and information about the state’s fossils, rocks and minerals at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ online Missouri Geology Store. www.missourigeologystore.com
J.T. | June 3, 2009
The project is to begin June 11 and take about five months. The cost to the state is about $2.1 million, roughly $1 million less than expected. Cannon Construction Company of Troy, MO won the contract to do the roof work and crews will also brace a concrete wall around the roof to withstand earthquakes.
J.T. | May 22, 2009
May 20 - MO Attorney General Chris Koster (former Cass County prosecutor) went to Washington, D.C. to declare “Operation Broken Charity” in Missouri, meaning he will join the nationwide “sweep” to go after fraudulent fundraisers claiming to help police, firefighters and veterans.
J.T. | May 8, 2009
“Governor Nixon, you’re fired!” So says Catherine Bleish, executive director for the Kansas City-based Liberty Restoration Project.
J.T. | May 7, 2009
State Rep. Chris Molendorp (R- Belton) says Nixon’s deputy chief of staff Dustin Allison offered to assist in a “future career change” if he would vote for the Budget Bill that would fund health care expansion on Wednesday.
Molendorp and Anne Zerr (R - St. Charles) claim they were contacted by Allison an hour and 15 minutes before the vote, saying Gov. Nixon (D) would look “favorably” on them if they “shared his vision” on this Bill.
J.T. | April 28, 2009
The House Transportation Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 58, which will most likely expand the use of Red-light cameras in Missouri.
The Bill is known as the Missouri Universal Red Light Enforcement Act (MURLE) and would regulate how the cameras are to be used, in addition to sending some money to the state, via the “Red Light Enforcement Fund”. There will be a $500 fee for each camera installed and the “money in the fund shall be used to conduct audits to ensure agency compliance with the provisions of sections 304.271 to 304.281, including, but not limited to, ensuring that the agency is distributing the fines collected as required under section 304.288.”
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