Tagged: interim committee

State Govt. contracting
5:09 pm
Thu June 14, 2012

New Mo. House committee to examine state govt. contracts

Credit UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Missouri House of Representatives.

A new temporary committee has been created in the Missouri House to examine how the Governor’s Office of Administration (OA) awards government contracts.

The Interim Committee on Government Bidding and Contracting may also be used to recommend new legislation for next year’s regular session.  State Representative Sue Allen (R, Town and Country) will chair the committee.  She says last year’s controversy surrounding former Medicaid contractor SynCare LLC played a part in the committee’s creation.

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MIssouri Disaster recovery
5:32 pm
Wed June 22, 2011

Mo. House committee on disaster recovery holds first meeting

A Missouri House committee formed to look into how the state handles natural disasters conducted its first public hearing today in Sedalia, nearly a month after a tornado there destroyed several mobile homes and damaged numerous businesses.

Several local officials and business leaders testified before the House Interim Committee on Disaster Recovery.

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