(Missourinet) – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says federal authorities have told him Russians did not interfere with any votes or voter rolls in 2016, and he does not expect that to happen in 2018. Ashcroft says his office and a separate commission certify every voting machine. There’s a paper trail connected to […]
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Grundy and Livingston County Clerks offices to open Saturday for absentee voting
The Grundy and Livingston County Clerks offices will be open Saturday for absentee voting for Tuesday’s Primary Election. Registered Grundy County voters may vote absentee at the courthouse in Trenton from 8 o’clock until noon. Registered Livingston County voters may vote absentee at the courthouse in Chillicothe from 8:30 until 12:30. The deadline for absentee […]
Audio: Right to Work opponents mobilize ahead of next week’s Missouri primary election
(Missourinet) – Opponents of a Right To Work measure continue to urge voters to defeat the ballot initiative ahead of next week’s primary election. During a press conference, today in St. Louis, Amy Blouin of the Missouri Budget Project says banning mandatory union fees would have a negative impact on all workers, not just organized […]
Audio: New 17th Street Bridge moves closer to becoming a reality
Property owners near and close to the 17th street bridge are invited to attend a meeting Wednesday, or next week, that includes offers from an appraiser regarding temporary construction easements and property purchases. The aging 17th Street Bridge in Trenton is slated to be replaced with a new structure in its current location and City […]
Opponents: Right to Work could mean lower wages in Missouri
On the surface, “right to work” policy sounds like something beneficial to Missouri workers, but opponents say it’s a misnomer. Contrary to what the name may indicate, the policy does not aim to provide a general guarantee of employment to people seeking work. On August 7, the state’s voters will decide on Proposition A, which […]
New Missouri law allows counties more options to collect 911 fees
A new Missouri law will let counties start collecting fees on cell phones and wireless devices to help finance their 911 operations. Zim Schwartze with the Springfield Greene County 911 Department says the measure will be helpful to the many counties that still fund their 911 services through landline fees. The bill authorizes […]
Deadline for voter registration in August Primary is July 11 in Grundy County
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports the last day to register to vote for the August 7th Primary Election is July 11th. The last day for registered Grundy County voters to request absentee ballots be mailed by the County Clerk’s Office is August 1st. Registered Grundy County voters may vote absentee in the County Clerk’s […]
Trenton sales tax receipts down for first two-months of fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first two months of this fiscal year are down for general revenue, capital projects, parks, and firefighting related needs compared to the same period a year ago. The reductions are nearly ten percent for parks, more than eight percent for firefighting equipment, training, and services and seven percent […]
Audio: Voters to decide “Right-to-Work” issue in August primary
Voters across Missouri will be deciding the issue of “Right to Work” in the August primary election. The scheduling of the future election date came during the recently-concluded legislative session. Dean Morgan files this report:
Missouri legislature passes bill with proposed gas tax
The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill that includes a proposed gas tax increase. During House debate on this final day of the regular session, St. Charles Republican Rep. Phil Christofanelli strongly opposes the measure that would ask Missouri voters in November whether the state should boost the tax by 2.5 cents annually for four […]
Missouri legislature has two right to work measures moving fast in last week of session
The Missouri Senate has passed a resolution that would move up the date on a ballot referendum with the hope voters will pass right to work into law. A ballot measure to make right to work a constitutional amendment was soundly defeated in 1978. But Republican Senator Mike Kehoe thinks the business and work environment […]
Affordable Care Act: 2017 saw increase in uninsured Missourians
A new Gallup survey shows that the uninsured rate rose significantly in Missouri in 2017, a year marked by repeated attempts to repeal, sabotage, or weaken the health care programs and protections of the Affordable Care Act. Gallup attributes the dramatic increase in the number of uninsured Missourians to both the uncertainty created by repeated […]
Missouri voters to decide on initiative targeting corruption in government
Volunteers in the Clean Missouri Initiative recently submitted nearly 347,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office – more than double the amount needed to get their issues on a statewide ballot in November. The initiative’s goal is to rid the state of corruption by giving voters the power to decide on limits to campaign contribution and […]
Minimum wage ballot measure a step closer to November vote in Missouri
With just a few days before the cutoff mark to qualify for the November election, a group has passed a hurdle to place a minimum wage hike before voters. Raise Up Missouri collected the necessary signatures for its ballot initiative to qualify for final approval from the secretary of state’s office. Tony Wyche says, contrary […]
Voter registration deadline approaches for April election
The deadline to register to vote in the April 4 municipal election is March 8. Grundy County residents can register to vote at the County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse Monday through Friday from 8:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon.
Voter registration deadline is April 4th for Livingston County
The last day to register to vote in the April 4th municipal election is March 8th. Individuals in Livingston County who would like to register vote in the county or update their address due to a recent move may do so at the Livingston County Clerk’s Office. The clerk’s office is open from 8:30 in […]
Learn all about the tax issue: Trenton Fire Tax “Sparks” interest
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]