Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon News

Missouri Lawmakers Override Veto, Loosen Gun Laws

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has used its supermajority to significantly loosen the state’s gun laws and potentially tighten its voting requirements as lawmakers overrode numerous vetoes of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. The sweeping guns legislation would allow most adults to carry …

Missouri Governor Signs Bills Expanding Access to Medicines

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed two bills aimed at expanding patient access to either cheaper biologic drugs or more expensive prescriptions. Nixon signed the legislation on June 8. One bill includes new rules for step therapy, which is the …

Missouri Governor: 96% of St. Louis Area Flood Debris Removed

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the vast majority of debris that resulted from flooding in the St. Louis area has been cleared. Nixon said Feb. 3 that 96 percent of identified flood debris has been removed from the St. Louis …

Missouri Gets Federal Disaster Declaration for Severe Storms, Floods

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says President Barack Obama has approved a request for a major disaster declaration after repeated flash flooding and severe storms from May 15 to July 27. Nixon announced the disaster declaration in a news release. Sixty-eight …

Governor Signs Missouri Medical Malpractice Damage Caps into Law

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a measure capping some damage awards in medical malpractices cases, three years after the state’s Supreme Court struck down similar limits as unconstitutional. “This bipartisan legislation protects patients by making sure that significant financial restitution …

Veto Sustained On Missouri Workers’ Comp Database

Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto has been sustained on legislation calling for the creation of an online database of workers’ compensation claims. Senators supported the override 25-9 on Wednesday. But the House vote of 90-71 fell well short of the two-thirds …

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Replenishing Disabled Workers Fund

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation raising charges on businesses to replenish an insolvent state fund that provides benefits to disabled workers The new law will temporarily double the surcharge that businesses pay on their workers’ compensation insurance in …