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Wednesday, December 08, 2010  Crews are cleaning up chips of lead-based paint that have drifted from the ceiling of the Missouri House chamber onto desks and furniture below.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  Missouri Republican Senators met behind closed doors, and then announced southeast Missouri’s Rob Mayer as their new senate president pro tem.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  Update: Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 5:32 p.m. Missouri House Republicans were not able to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill creating a special fund to receive federal money under an extension of the stimulus act.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon has named an aide to the state hearing commission.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Gov. Nixon urged Missouri seniors to familiarize themselves with a new insurance law that goes into effect Saturday.

Friday, August 27, 2010  New Missouri laws will ban artificial marijuana, tighten drunken driving laws and require women to receive additional information before having abortions.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  Ten people have turned in petition signatures to appear as independent candidates on Missouri's general election ballot.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a committee of 25 people to review Missouri's 61 tax credit programs.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is in Iraq visiting with military leaders and troops about the planned reduction of U.S. forces.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon's administration is projecting a $600 million shortfall for Missouri's 2012 budget.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  Update: Thursday, July 15 at 5:06 p.m. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon got a standing ovation from auto workers Thursday day as he signed a tax break bill aimed at enticing Ford Motor Co. to continue making vehicles at a Kansas City-area plant.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Missouri lawmakers sent Gov. Jay Nixon bills offering tax incentives to the automotive industry and reforming the state pension program for newly-hired workers.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed five bills.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon has signed ethics legislation designed to help clean up Missouri's political culture.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Gov. Jay Nixon has allowed new requirements for Missouri abortion clinics to become law without his signature on the bill.