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'Frat Bro' Legislator Panned In Video

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.22.2012

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YouTube is the new front in the 162-year-old war between Kansas and Missouri, after a Missouri lawmaker who opposes allowing a Kansas logo on Show Me ...

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Joplin Hospital Honors Survivors On 1-Year Anniversary Of Tornado

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Joplin, Mo., hospital where hundreds of injured residents sought help after a deadly tornado struck the town one year ago today is ...

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A New Hope High School for Joplin

Randy Turner | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Joplin Tornado, Joplin High School, Joplin, C. J. Huff, Jay Nixon, Hope High School, Education News

When the tornado took this city's beloved high school May 22, 2011 all we had left was hope, as so memorably created on that broken sign. Now that hope will become a reality.

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Teacher Tenure Foe Shows Hypocrisy When Her Job Is Threatened

Randy Turner | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Education News, Redistricting, Jay Nixon, Teacher Tenure, Public Education, Jane Cunningham, Missouri, Education News

Just as she did during the 2011 session, Sen. Jane Cunningham is trying to bring an end to teacher tenure. Now thanks to the redistricting commission appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon, a threat has been made to Sen. Cunningham's tenure.

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Some States Using Funds From Foreclosure Deal To Close Budget Gaps

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Mortgages, Video, Wisconsin, Foreclosure Crisis, Jay Nixon, Freddie Mac, Mortgage Settlement, Scott Walker, Borrowers, Missouri, Mortgage Crisis, Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Homeowners, Tobacco Settlement, Tobacco, Business News

Well, that was fast. Two states have already announced that they won't be using all of their share of the $25 billion allocated in Thursday's hist...

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GOP Candidate Corrects Embarrassing Error

AP | By DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 01.13.2012

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence changed his online biography Thursday to fix a claim about a college economics deg...

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A Case For Why Social Media Belongs In The Classroom

| Jason Falls | Posted 02.07.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of Education Nation's The Learning Curve blog. Social Media Explorer CEO Jason Falls writes. He is also a member of th...

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Missouri Governor's Race Shaken Up

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.19.2011

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The Missouri governor's race was shaken up on Friday as the presumptive Republican nominee dropped out of the race. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R) anno...

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State Repeals Teacher-Student Facebook Limitations Law

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 12.21.2011

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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Friday repealing a contentious law that had limited online chats between teacher...

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Controversial Teacher-Facebook Law Repealed

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 11.23.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to repeal part of a contentious new law that had prohibited teachers from c...

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School Begins Today in Joplin

Randy Turner | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Joplin Schools, Jay Nixon, Joplin East Middle School, Education News, Joplin Tornado, Education News

The second I opened my car door, I could hear shouting, intermittent applause, and music, punctuated by the pounding of a bass drum.

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WATCH: Why Can't Teachers And Students Be Friends On Facebook?

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Teacher Sex, Video, Jay Nixon, Teachers on Facebook, Missouri Schools, Cybercrime, Teacher Sexual Abuse, Missouri, Cybersecurity, Facebook Friends, Teachers, Facebook, Teacher Misconduct, Students on Facebook, Education News

Beginning this school year, Missouri teachers will no longer be able to friend their students on Facebook or other social networks. Missouri Gov. J...

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Dem Governor Will Allow Missouri Anti-Abortion Bill To Become Law

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 09.13.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri doctors and hospitals will face new restrictions and penalties for performing late-term abortions after Gov. Jay Nixo...

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Missouri Governor Pledges $100 Million More For Disaster Aid

AP | By DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 08.31.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tapping into better-than-expected state revenues, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pledged an additional $100 million in state disaster ...

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Joplin ... and the Role of Government in Our Lives

Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Taxes, Government, Disaster Relief, Jay Nixon, Joplin Tornado, Barack Obama, Politics News

Despite all of the "government is the enemy" rhetoric of the last thirty years, the fact remains that it is government, and only government, that we turn to when we face an issue of existential importance.

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Missouri Senate Passes Bill Putting Restrictions On Late-Term Abortions

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2011

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April 7, 2011 10:55:27 PM KANSAS CITY, April 7 (Reuters) - The Missouri Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would put further restrictions on...

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Man Who Stabbed Penn Valley Comm. College Dean Targeted Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 05.25.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A man accused of stabbing a Kansas City college official intended to instead attack Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and mistakenly...

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Man Stabbed At Kansas City Community College

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: The Kansas City Star reports that a "student wearing a bullet-proof vest" attacked a school dean minutes before Nixon's talk. Witnesses report...

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Missouri Governor Says Big 12 Better Off Without CU

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. � Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the Big 12 will be a stronger basketball conference without Colorado and Nebraska. Nixon on Tu...

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Governor SLAMS Out-Of-State Basketball Teams

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nebraska Basketball, Jay Nixon, Conference Realignment, Missouri Basketball, Colorado Basketball, College Basketball, Jay Nixon Basketball, Sports News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the Big 12 will be a stronger basketball conference without Colorado and Nebraska. Nixon on ...

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Democrats' Gubernatorial Returns Give Them Edge In State Capitals

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats picked up a governor's seat Tuesday as voters in Missouri elected Attorney General Jay Nixon in an open race. In Indiana, voters re-elected ...

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Obama Is Dominating in the Polls, but Four Things Keep Me Awake at Night

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a lifelong Democrat who has seen my party lose winnable races, I can't help thinking about how things can go wrong this year. These are the four factors that keep me up at night.

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Durbin Has Big Lead In Senate Campaign's Final Days

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Kevin McDermott and Virginia Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, a Democrat representing Illinois, retains a strong lead against Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg in a new poll. The po...

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2008 Missouri Gubernatorial General Election:
Hulshof (R) vs Nixon (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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MO-Gov: Hulshof vs Nixon

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Obama: Wheels Down In Missouri And Fortunes Rising

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Roberts, the "Donald Trump of St. Louis," explains why Obama will win a landslide victory in Missouri, one of the top battle states for November. "He'll kill McCain!"

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