KSMU http://www.ksmu.org/content/category/32/2/ http://www.ksmu.org/media/mp3/itunes_image.jpg http://www.ksmu.org/content/category/32/2/ A state senator is filing a resolution encouraging Congress to keep the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays and lesbians serving in the armed forces. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5953Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5953Itemid,2/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:17:35 -0600 Governor Jay Nixon laid out his top priority Wednesday night in his state of the state address and presented his budget plan. KSMU's Missy Shelton has reaction to the governor's speech from several Southwest Missouri lawmakers. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5881Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5881Itemid,2/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:50:04 -0600 Last January, Jay Nixon was sworn in as Governor of Missouri. KSMU's Missy Shelton recently sat down with Nixon for a one-on-one interview. They talked about ethics and what he's learned during his first year on the job as governor. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5764Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5764Itemid,2/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:24:12 -0600 This fall, students helped conduct the first-ever Missouri State University Poll. They sampled public opinion in Greene County on several topics. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5712Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5712Itemid,2/ Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:01:09 -0600 County officials are preparing for the possibility of more state funding cuts. State funding is definitely on the minds of Greene County Commissioners as they're working on next year's budget. They're hoping to avoid lay-offs, furloughs and reductions in services to citizens. KSMU's Missy Shelton spoke with Greene Co... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5651Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5651Itemid,2/ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:19:05 -0600 Governor Jay Nixon was on the Missouri State University campus today to announce a higher education funding agreement. Under the plan, universities agree to freeze tuition for in-state students while the state only cuts higher education funding for four-year universities by about 5%. KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the governor's pr... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5563Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5563Itemid,2/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0600 Efforts in Congress to change the U.S. healthcare and health insurance systems have prompted much debate. KSMU's Missy Shelton recently spoke with a political science professor about the issue and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5382Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5382Itemid,2/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:04:07 -0500 The state of Missouri is likely to face difficult economic times in the months ahead. KSMU's Missy Shelton files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5380Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5380Itemid,2/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:35:38 -0500 Some Missouri journalists say they are beginning to see similarities between Governor Jay Nixon and former Governor Matt Blunt regarding their accessibility to the press on controversial issues. KSMU's Jennifer Moore reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5346Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5346Itemid,2/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45:41 -0500 Freezing historic preservation tax credits and investing in capital projects at universities were two of the ideas Governor Jay Nixon heard from business leaders during a stop in Springfield today. Nixon met with 9 business leaders at the new home of accounting firm BKD on St Louis Street. KSMU's Missy Shelton was there and files this... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5169Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5169Itemid,2/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:46:21 -0500 An interim House committee met in Springfield Wednesday to hear comments from the public on how to prevent a state intelligence-gathering agency from overstepping its authority and engaging in what some call "political profiling." KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the hearing and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5135Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5135Itemid,2/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:59:00 -0500 Congressman Roy Blunt was in Springfield Tuesday to address a billboard that blasts him for taking money from the insurance industry. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5083Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5083Itemid,2/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:51:40 -0500 Democratic US Senator Claire McCaskill was in Springfield today for a town hall meeting on healthcare. The event drew supporters and opponents of proposed changes to healthcare. KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the meeting and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5072Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5072Itemid,2/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:45:52 -0500 Last Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon took his pen to a bill that requires newborns to be screened for five additional rare diseases. All of them fall under the category of lysosomal storage diseases: that's when the body's lysosomes malfunction and don't process unwanted material into substances that the body's cells c... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4808Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4808Itemid,2/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:10:06 -0500 If you've ever stood in line to get a new driver's license, you probably had other things to think about besides who was operating that particular office, or how they were awarded the contract to do so in the first place. On Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon signed legislation that dramatically alters the process by which Missouri c... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4762Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4762Itemid,2/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:27:49 -0500