Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixonis an American politician who is the 55th and current Governor of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, Nixon was first elected Governor in 2008 and reelected in 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1956
CityDe Soto, MO
CountryUnited States of America
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John Ashcroft's actions there were using politics to really play to the far right. The fact that it was an African-American judge made it an even more acceptable argument that this man was soft on crime, and that's just not true,
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There's not a lot we can do about the big oil companies, refineries and pipelines,
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Today culminates a process of nearly two years to investigate and prosecute allegations of fraud against a state tax credit program that is intended to bring economic development to areas of our state most in need of growth,
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I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up to see parts of their community in ruins. No one should have to live like this; no one deserves this. We must do better, and we will.
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I can't say enough about the tremendous work the Missouri National Guard has done as part of our military efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries.
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When we meet our Maker, ... we will proudly stand and talk about what we -- together -- did.
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We all know there are problems with Obamacare, and Washington's implementation of it has been abysmal. But rejecting Medicaid won't fix any of those things.
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While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.
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It's the lowest of the low when someone solicits funds ... We don't want one more penny from well-meaning donors going through this hater.
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Consumers in Missouri are actively reporting to us and we are following leads throughout the state, ... Some stations have clearly taken advantage of a natural disaster to inflate prices, which is a violation of Missouri law. They will find out the hard way that such actions don't pay.
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Effective tax credits are used to create jobs and grow our economy. But tax credits that aren't delivering for Missourians must be retooled and reformed.
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There is a well-established process by which a prosecutor can recuse themselves from a pending investigation and a special prosecutor be appointed.
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The fact that they didn't see it coming shows they aren't psychic.
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This is very much like the situation we saw right after Sept. 11,