Governor Nixon struck the same deal with the state’s community colleges that he struck with the state’s four-year schools—if they freeze their tuitions for the 2010-11 school year, he will not recommend deep budget cuts.
A new poll of CD7 Republican voters shows Billy Long and Gary Nodler [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Gary Nodler is resigning as chairman of the Appropriations Committee to focus on his congressional campaign.
The Republican from Joplin has led the Senate budget-writing panel the past two legislative sessions and has served on it all seven years he has been in the [...]
Sen. Gary Nodler (R-Joplin) announced yesterday that he'll step down from his Chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee before the 2010 legislation session to "avoid any appearance of conflicts of interest" while he raises money for his bid for Congress.
I am leaving the committee' [...]
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UPDATE: Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, the president pro tem of the Senate, is expected to name a replacement for Nodler as Senate budget chairman sometime today. The odds on favorite is budget vice chairman, Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter. In…
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Sen. Gary Nodler will relinquish his Appropriations Committee chairmanship Friday, according to a source with ties to State Senate staffing. The decision has been expected for months, but Nodler has not given many hints on when he'd step down. He's been the Senate budget chair [...] 
7th District Republican Congressional candidate Michael Wardell called Sen. Gary Nodler's comments about the influence of lobbyists on campaigns "astounding" and said it exemplifies "so many of our problems."On Thursday, while explaining his endorsement from Washington, D.C. lobbyist Gregg Hartley, Nodler told The Notebook that lobbyists [...] 
"You can't be partly pregnant . . ."Gregg Hartley, who endorsed Sen. Gary Nodler for Congress Tuesday night, has sent an e-mail to 7th District Republicans, urging them to sign on to the campaign.
EXPLAINS EAGLEPICHER FUNDING & HITS GOODMAN"That line is Goodman propaganda . . ."Joplin State Senator Gary Nodler said there was never a specific appropriation for EaglePicher this past legislative session and accused his 7th District opponent Sen. Jack Goodman of opposing job creation when he voted [...] 
HARTLEY ALSO REPRESENTS JOPLIN BUSINESS
