As his argument before the Missouri Supreme Court wound down, Jay Nixon paused a bit as he dissected the grammar of a recent change to insurance law. He wanted make sure he used the correct tense, he said as an aside, because otherwise “Georganne will kill me.”

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INFOGRAPH: The parameters of Gov. Eric Greitens’ May 14 trial are falling into place. In a case involving the state’s top elected official, one of the state’s busiest courts and some of the state’s most prominent lawyers, nearly everyone seems to have a connection.

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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon implored lawmakers to embrace policies that "foster healing and hope" Wednesday as he delivered his first State of the State address since the unrest that erupted over the fatal police shooting of a black 18-year-old in Ferguson.

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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon amplified his opposition Wednesday to a series of tax breaks passed by lawmakers, asserting they could cost local governments more than $350 million annually on top of an even larger revenue reduction for the state.

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Gov. Jay Nixon has targeted lawyers and lobbyists in multiple speeches since he began voicing his concerns last fall over a tax-cut bill he ultimately vetoed last week.

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Gov. Jay Nixon followed through on his threat to veto a tax-cut bill he says would have a catastrophic effect on school funding while benefiting lawyers and lobbyists.

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A major tax cut bill that Gov. Jay Nixon is likely to veto has drawn dueling legal opinions about its effect.

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Gov. Jay Nixon is blasting the legislature for a tax-cut plan he says will take millions of dollars from education and give it to those who don’t need it — namely, lobbyists and lawyers.

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Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday called for lawmakers to break up an overhaul of the state’s criminal code into a “manageable” series of bills.

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A petition for writ of mandamus filed against Gov. Jay Nixon by 10 Missouri citizens would force the governor to allow voters to fill vacant seats in the Missouri General Assembly.

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Gov. Jay Nixon named four associate circuit judges to courts across the state on Tuesday.

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