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Friday, May 17, 2013  Iowa lawmakers have reached a spending compromise for Iowa's public universities and other education programs.

Monday, May 13, 2013  House and Senate leaders plan to work with Nixon's administration during this final week of the session.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is announcing nearly $1.2 million in funding.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Iowa Senate is set to debate and likely reject a miscellaneous spending bill that now includes a number of contentious policy measures.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation requiring the state education department to hold public hearings on new standards for math, reading and writing.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Missouri lawmakers have until Friday to finalize the state's roughly $25 billion operating budget.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The Missouri House has approved legislation aimed at replenishing a financially troubled state fund for injured workers.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Parks and Rec Department is still looking for funding for the project.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A legislative proposal to change Missouri's income and sales tax rates appears to be a first-of-its kind proposition in the state.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Missouri House has passed legislation that would trim the state's income tax and raise the sales tax as part of an economic competition with Kansas and other neighboring states.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The state Revenue Department seems to have offended some in the Legislature with of its new practice of scanning the personal documents of people seeking driver's licenses.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  It’s about survival and keeping the doors open to children that have nowhere else to go.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Friday, March 01, 2013  Friday, the federal government made a series of forced funding cuts under what's called sequestration.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Proponents estimate the higher sales tax would raise nearly $8 billion over 10 years.