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JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a piece of legislation that would have kept Columbia Mayor Brian Treece out of potential hot water. The legislation that hit Parsons desk would have created an exemption to an existing state statute and clarified that lobbyists running for municipal and school district offices could maintain candidate committees. Because Parson vetoed that exemption, lobbyists running for office must dissolve any candidate committee, according to the statute....

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a piece of legislation that would have kept Columbia Mayor Brian Treece out of potential hot water. The legislation that hit Parsons desk would have created an exemption to an existing state statute and clarified that lobbyists running for municipal and school district offices could maintain candidate committees. Because Parson vetoed that exemption, lobbyists running for office must dissolve any candidate committee, according to the statute....

Viets is still waiting on an answer to his inquiry. The delay could be related to House Bill 685, Viets said. This bill, which included changes to requirements to run for public office, ultimately was vetoed last Friday by Gov. Mike Parson. An amendment added to the bill in a revision known as a Senate committee substitute through the Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee, chaired by state Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, would have allowed an exception to a law governing candi...

"And now shes flying," Treece said. Treece made his statement Wednesday at Columbia College during a celebration and reception for the new Nadria Leeann Wright Memorial Nursing Scholarship, which was unveiled last week on what would have been Wrights 20th birthday. Nadria was 18 when she died on Sept. 13, 2019. A freshman nursing student at Columbia College, she was a passenger in a car when she was struck by a gunshot intended for the driver. Columbia College teamed up with Regional Economic ...

COLUMBIA - According to Boone County Health Director Stephanie Browning, cases in the county have tripled since June 21. She said the county has now reached case rates the departments contact tracers cant keep up with. She said those who test positive can expect to receive information by mail.  Browning told Columbia City Council members about the increase of cases at the beginning of the councils meeting Monday night. When Browning approached the podium to speak, Mayor Brian Treece said, "I...

Columbia City Manager John Glascock announced Thursday afternoon he will retire effective Jan. 14, bringing his combined 38 years of public service in Missouri to an end.

Ken Nichols artwork will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway.

Dave Parmley seeks to amend his tax-increment financing agreement to get three more years for construction.

Columbia will receive slightly more than $25 million.

Organizations including MU, Columbia Public Schools and others are making changes.