Tagged: Missouri House

A former Kansas City area Missouri  state legislator has been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of cheating on disability benefits.

Kansas City council cuts the buget, the Missouri House passes a medical conscience bill, and a Missouri judge throws out a proposed voter ID amendment. It’s a daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

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• Kansas Republicans Ready For Caucuses
• Missouri House Votes to Protect Gun Owners
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• Opera Explores Nixon’s Visit To China
• A Fan's Notes: The Madness of March

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

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Jefferson City, MO – Though the recent trend in Missouri has been to go smoke free, the Missouri House voted Thursday to continue to allow smoking in members' offices in the Capitol building.

Smoking is already banned on the House floor and in the public viewing chambers above. But an attempt was made Thursday to extend that ban to the entire House side of the State Capitol, including the individual offices of every House member. The measure was sponsored by Democrat Jeanette Mott Oxford of St. Louis.

Jefferson City, MO – The Republican-dominated Missouri House has passed a non-binding resolution urging state officials to join a multistate lawsuit challenging the federal health care overhaul and calling on Congress to repeal the law.

The House approved the resolution Tuesday on a vote of 115-46.

The measure calls on Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster to join with other states in suing over the federal health care law passed last year, or to file a separate suit.