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Boeing / Mo. Statehouse
2:28 pm
Mon October 10, 2011

Mo. lawmakers, governor at odds over fighter jets

Credit (via Boeing)
A Boeing FA-18 fighter jet.

Updated at 4 p.m. with statement from Boeing.

Updated 3:51 p.m. with Boeing jobs figures in Missouri

A new wrinkle of disagreement has emerged in Missouri's special legislative session on business incentives. State lawmakers and Gov. Jay Nixon now apparently are at odds over the production of military fighter jets.

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Dog breeder rules
6:28 pm
Fri October 7, 2011

New dog breeder rules finalized by Mo. Dept. of Agriculture

Credit (Photo by: Hamed Saber, Flickr Creative Commons)

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has finalized the first set of new rules for dog breeders in Missouri, which go into effect January first.

They're the result of a compromise reached earlier this year between Governor Jay Nixon (D) and Republican lawmakers.

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Mo. State Tax Code / Rex Sinquefield
4:02 pm
Fri October 7, 2011

Mo. businessman Sinquefield donates $1.3M for tax measure

Credit (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Rex Sinquefield.

Missouri businessman Rex Sinquefield has donated $1.3 million to a committee that supports overhauling the state's tax code.

The committee Let Voters Decide backs a proposed ballot measure that would replace Missouri's income tax with a broader sales tax. Missouri Ethics Commission records show Sinquefield made the donation Monday. Campaign contributions of more than $5,000 must be reported within 48 hours.

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