Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) laid out his law enforcement plans for Ferguson in anticipation of the grand jury decision on whether or not charges will be brought against police officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting case. Nixon
Somebody’s butt may be on the line after an inappropriate tweet was posted on Governor Jay Nixon’s Twitterfeed, Tuesday morning. A member of his staff – or perhaps the governor himself – tweeted the following picture to encourage Missourians to
Two anti-Common Core activists in Missouri have joined in filing a lawsuit against state officials that challenges the state’s payment of taxpayer funds to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), one of the two federally funded multi-state groups that are
A new poll by the Kansas City-based Remington Research Group shows that the vast majority of St. Louis residents disapprove of the way the media handled the Ferguson story. 73% of those surveyed said the media actually made things
The Missouri House has joined the Senate in overriding Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656–legislation allowing schools to train teachers to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns on campus with which to protect children. On September 10,
On September 10, the Missouri Senate voted to override Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656–the legislation to allow schools to train teachers to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns with which to protect children on campus. SB
In July, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) vetoed SB 656–legislation that would have allowed schools to train faculty to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns with which to protect children on campus. The Missouri General Assembly will convene on
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old nearly two weeks
On Thursday, the NAACP officially alleged that it was “impossible” for St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch to be impartial and called for a special prosecutor to investigate the shooting death of Michael Brown. NAACP President and CEO Cornell William
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R-MO) slammed Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) for his lack of communication with other officials regarding the situation in Ferguson. “If you wanted to support this governor as a fellow constitutional officer of state government, you would
Wednesday on KTRS, Missouri State House Majority Leader John Diehl (R-Town and Country) slammed Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) for undermining the grand jury process with a video statement he released calling for “a vigorous prosecution.” Diehl questioned the governor for “what
On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) released a message regarding the ongoing situation in Ferguson, MO. Transcript as follows: “Ten days ago, a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, in broad daylight. Since then, the world has watched a
Early Tuesday morning local time in Ferguson, MO, Missouri Highway Patrol Cpt. Ron Johnson explained why his tone had changed in the recent days since he was named by Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) to run point on security as protest
Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), whose district includes Ferguson, declared “we have anarchists here” in an interview on the Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story” on Monday. Previously, she reported that there was an “outside influence” causing some
Even as Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon calls National Guard troops to attempt to quell the Ferguson riots and looting, President Barack Obama will resume his luxury vacation at a posh, $12 million, 17-room mansion in tony Martha’s Vineyard for
Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D-MO) said on Sunday he was “thunderstruck” by the “over-militarization” of the police in responding to the Ferguson riots and looting. Hours later, he ordered in the U.S. military in the form of the National
The use of tear gas by Missouri law enforcement has caused a run on gas masks in the St. Louis area. Local residents, reporters, and video production crews are making last minute calls to places like Uncle Sam’s military surplus
FERGUSON, Missouri–Police dispersed crowds of protesters during another violent chaotic night here with tear gas, flash bang grenades, and an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) sound cannon. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called on the National Guard to try to restore
On Sunday, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said Ferguson, Missouri police chief Tom Jackson and local leaders should apologize to the community for their handling of Michael Brown’s death. “Well, I think that the police chief and the mayor and other
Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) said the local police “attempting to besmirch a victim of a shooting” by releasing a video of Michael Brown allegedly engaging in a “strong-arm” convenience store robbery. “I think it
Several times the crowd erupted into chaos as Missouri State Patrol and Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) held a press conference on Saturday to update law enforcement steps in Ferguson, Mo. A week after Michael Brown was fatally shot during a
On Saturday afternoon, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) declared a state of the emergency and implemented a curfew after Ferguson residents looted and rioted on Friday evening. Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol said authorities would enforce a curfew from midnight
The Governor of Missouri, Democrat Jay Nixon, announced on Thursday that the Missouri Highway Patrol would take control of Ferguson away from the local and county police in the city beset with riots and unrest after an officer involved shot
Thursday, after a fifth night of civil unrest and protests over the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) announced the Highway Patrol will take over law enforcement in the city of Ferguson. Nixon said, “The
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) has signed legislation that provides for a task force to write new education standards that will eventually replace the Common Core in his state. Nixon’s office announced his approval of the measure Monday, the last
