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Missouri Governor Nixon declares "State of Emergency"
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon tonight declared a state of emergency in Missouri as a widespread severe weather system continued to move across the state, bringing heavy rain, hail, straight-line winds, flooding and radar-indicated tornadoes....Tags: Politics, Government, Floods, Natural Disasters, Executive Branch
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Powerful storms slam St. Louis area; no deaths reported
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Powerful storms smacked the St. Louis area Friday night, downing trees and power lines and ripping up buildings but apparently sparing people from death or serious injury. "We had some funnel clouds, wall clouds, rotations all kinds of stuff,"...Tags: Highway Transportation, Fashion Shows, National Weather Service, Ameren Corporation, Busch Stadium
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Five killed in Oklahoma tornadoes, storms move northeast
ReutersBy Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY, June 1 (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed five people in central Oklahoma including a mother and her baby and menaced Oklahoma City and its hard-hit suburb of Moore, before the storm system tracked northeast early on Saturday....Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Highway Transportation, Government, National Weather Service, Ameren Corporation
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Nixon declares state of emergency in Missouri amid spate of severe storms, days of heavy rain
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency amid the latest round of violent weather to hit Missouri. Nixon's office issued the declaration late Friday after storms that spawned tornadoes, damaging winds and heavy...Tags: Politics, Government, Natural Disasters, Executive Branch, Emergency Incidents
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Death toll rises to nine in Oklahoma tornadoes
Violent thunderstorms on Friday produced tornadoes in central Oklahoma that killed nine people including a mother and her baby and menaced Oklahoma City and its hard-hit suburb of Moore, authorities said. The mother and baby were killed while...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Government, Ameren Corporation, National Weather Service, Mary Fallin
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Gov. Nixon weighing bill that could ease the caseload of Mo. public defender system
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislation that could ease the caseload of Missouri public defenders is being considered by Gov. Jay Nixon. The measure would allow the public defender system to ask the presiding judge of a judicial circuit for a...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Government, Executive Branch, Judges
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Bad weather has caused Gov. Nixon to move up his exercise challenge kick-off
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Severe weather forecasts for this weekend have caused Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to move his scheduled exercise challenge kick-off. Nixon is launching an initiative encouraging people to walk, run, bike, paddle or hike 100...Tags: St. Louis, Politics, Government, Weather, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Gov. Nixon moves exercise challenge kick-off due to weather; event in Springfield cancelled
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Severe weather forecasts for this weekend have caused Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to move his scheduled exercise challenge kick-off. Nixon is launching an initiative encouraging people to walk, run, bike, paddle or hike 100 miles...Tags: Politics, Government, Weather, Special Olympics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mo. Gov. Nixon says income-tax-cut bill would repeal tax exemption for prescription drugs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon says an income-tax cut bill passed by the Legislature also could levy taxes on prescription drugs. Nixon released a written statement Thursday saying the legislation would repeal an existing sales tax...Tags: Politics, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Drugs and Medicines
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Gov. Nixon vetoes bill that would cut income tax rates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation that would reduce Missouri's income tax rates for the first time in more than 90 years. The Republican-led Legislature touts the bill as a way to keep Missouri economically competitive with...
Tags: Government, Separation of Church and State, Colleges and Universities, Personal Income, Regional Authority
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Mo. Legislature officially ends 2013 session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri General Assembly has officially come to a close. House and Senate leaders gaveled the annual session to an end Thursday in compliance with the adjournment date set in the Missouri Constitution. The actual...Tags: Politics, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Adoption advocates urge Missouri Gov. Nixon to veto legislation dealing with foreign laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some adoption advocates say Gov. Jay Nixon should veto new Missouri legislation dealing with international law because it could complicate overseas adoptions. The legislation would make court rulings unenforceable if they...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Government, Executive Branch, International Law
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