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Gov. Nixon proposes longer school year, more opportunity for Missouri kids
lrussell@ky3.comNIXA, Mo.-- Gov. Jay Nixon wants to improve opportunities for Missouri students, and says he's ready to put the funding in his budget to support education. Nixon visited John Thomas School of Discovery on Friday to recognize the school and the entire...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Jay Nixon
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Governor calls for longer Missouri school years, wider use of A+ high school program
NIXA, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon visited John Thomas School of Discovery and the Nixa School District’s Early Learning Center on Friday to recognize the district for its continued academic excellence. Nixa School District has been accredited "with...
Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Awards and Prizes, Head Start
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Governor appoints Hickory Co. assessor-elect to start job early
HERMITAGE, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday appointed Clint Baker, the assessor-elect of Hickory County, to serve the remainder of the term of Assessor Kay Chilton, who resigned from the position. Baker is a Republican who lives in Weaubleau. He has...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Jay Nixon
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Missouri Governor Nixon's inauguration plans set
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State offices in the Missouri Capitol's home of Cole County will be closed Jan. 14 for the inauguration of statewide elected officials. The festivities for Gov. Jay Nixon and first lady Georganne Nixon will start with a...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Culture, Ceremonies, Executive Branch
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Arkansas Governor Beebe declares disaster declaration following winter storm
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe has issued a statewide disaster declaration after a Christmas Day winter storm dumped snow and ice throughout the state and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers. The governor issued the...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Mike Beebe, Disasters and Accidents
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Governor Jay Nixon taps former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback to state utility commission
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback who now is a top aide for Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been named to a Missouri utility commission. Bill Kenney, of Lee's Summit, was appointed Wednesday to the Missouri Public...
Tags: Peter Kinder, Sports, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Regional Authority
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New officers start soon thanks to Greene County law enforcement tax
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Greene County's public safety and justice system is about to get more than 70 new employees. They're hires made possible by a new law enforcement sales tax voters approved in April. The one-eighth percent sales tax went into effect...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employment, Politics, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Governor picks new judges for Douglas, Hickory and Phelps counties
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon filled vacant judgeships in three counties in the Ozarks on Tuesday. One appointment created a vacancy in a prosecuting attorney’s office. ---- Nixon appointed Hickory County Prosecuting Attorney James...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Laws, Politics, Executive Branch, Judges
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Woman pleads guilty for keeping sex slave at home near Lebanon
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A woman from Lebanon pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday for her treatment of a woman who was coerced into being a sex slave for several years while she was tortured in a trailer home in a wooded area in Lebanon. Marilyn...
Tags: Politics, National Government, Slavery, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gov. Jay Nixon visits Missouri troops in Kuwait and Afghanistan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon this week visited Missouri troops who are deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan. Nixon says the trip started in Washington, D.C., and included meetings with military leaders and a visit to Walter Reed National Military...
Tags: Afghanistan, Politics, Regional Authority, Armed Forces, Executive Branch
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Governor picks attorney with Drury degree for Supreme Court; picks judge from Rolla for appeals court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday named Paul C. Wilson as the newest member of the Missouri Supreme Court. Wilson, who has practiced law in both the public and private sectors and served as a judge on the Cole County Circuit Court, will...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Labor Legislation, North Carolina State University, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Gov. Nixon's second term starts with icy ceremony (read his short speech here)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's second term began with a chill. The air was 24 degrees on Monday as the governor took his oath of office. Earlier, he and the first lady rode in an inaugural parade to the Capitol, then watched as a...
Tags: Peter Kinder, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Democratic Party, John Ashcroft
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