Lincoln University students, alumni sue state over higher education fundingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Lincoln University students and alumni want a federal judge to fix what they claim is decades of underfunding from the state. Seven people, represented by Calloway Law and the 1890 Project, filed the federal lawsuit against Governor Mike Kehoe, the state's higher education departments, and UM System PresidentABC17News.com1d agoWhole story →EducationMike Kehoelincoln university funding lawsuit
Kehoe declares state of emergency, signs order cutting diesel-related restrictions amid skyrocketing pricesCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers are getting temporary relief from restrictions on dyed diesel as they work to get this year’s harvest out of the field. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday signed Executive Order 26-19, declaring a state of emergency and temporarily reducing restrictions on the types of diesel fuel that can be used forABC17News.com8d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodMike Kehoediesel fuel emergency declaration
Kehoe makes last-minute pitch for Amendment 5 while voting in Jefferson CityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe made a last-minute pitch to drum up Election Day support for his signature policy goal -- phasing out the state income tax -- as he talked to reporters after voting on Tuesday. Kehoe spoke with a gaggle of reporters outside the Masonic Lodge, where the Republican governor castABC17News.com2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyMike Kehoemissouri amendment 5 vote
Trump approves $24.5 million for June storm disaster declarationCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced on his social media on Monday that he is approving a $24.5 million disaster declaration for the June 4-18 storms that hit Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe requested a disaster declaration on July 9 for public assistance for 34 counties, including: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess,ABC17News.com2mo agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetMike Kehoemissouri disaster declaration
Group supporting Amendment 5 spends more than $3 million ahead of electionCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The group promoting Gov. Mike Kehoe's push to eliminate Missouri's income tax has spent $3 million so far this election. Filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission show Missouri Promise PAC has spent $3.3 million from April 1-June 30 supporting Amendment 5. Most of its spending has gone toward "media" so far. ItsABC17News.com3mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyMike Kehoemissouri amendment 5 election
Missouri bans insurance companies from instituting time limits for anesthesia coverageCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 2372 into law Monday that includes several overhauls to healthcare laws in the state. HB 2372, was sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters (R-Phelps County) and state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County). One provision in the bill, bans health insurers from placing time limits on anesthesiaABC17News.com3mo agoWhole story →HealthMike KehoeHR 2372missouri anesthesia coverage law
