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MO Statehouse
3:00 pm
Wed September 14, 2011

No overrides by Mo. General Assembly during 2011 veto session

Credit (Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio)
Mo. Capitol
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Today was the Republican-led Missouri General Assembly’s annual veto session, but neither chamber made any attempt to override any of the 14 vetoes issued by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon this year.

However, House Budget Chairman Ryan Silvey (R, Kansas City) used the occasion to blast the governor for withholding money from various state agencies.

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Disaibility rights
12:27 pm
Tue July 12, 2011

Nixon signs disability rights legislation

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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon presents Shawn D'Abreu, a lobbyist for Paraquad, with copies of disability rights legislation that Nixon signed at Paraquad on Tuesday.
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A package of bills that Gov. Jay Nixon says is about "dignity and practicality" for the 100,000 Missouri individuals with a developmental or intellectual disability is now law.

Gov. Nixon signed the legislation today at Paraquad, one of the largest centers in the country dedicated to helping disabled individuals live independently. Its founder, Max Starkloff, died Dec. 27.

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End of session
7:00 pm
Fri May 13, 2011

Local control, Aerotropolis fail in final legislative hours

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Missouri House members toss copies of bills in the air the moment the gavel came down on the 2011 legislative session. The final day paper toss is a tradition in the Missouri House.
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The sun has set on the 2011 legislative session without action on local control, tax credits for a China hub, or right-to-work legislation.
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Legislation that would have returned oversight of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back to City Hall has failed in Jefferson City.

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