Thursday Catchup

Governor Jay Nixon made his budget decisions public today. His conservative approach include $105 million in vetoes and $325 million in spending freezes. Nixon made the moves to cope with declining tax revenue, which he characterized as "at least 2 points below (projections) and not headed in the right direction."

Pressure is mounting for Speaker Ron Richard to remove Cynthia Davis from her role as Chairwoman of the Children and Families Committee.

Davis was spotlighted as Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" last night, for the second time this week.

Rep. Russ Carnahan announced that the U.S. Dept. of Energy has released $22.9 million in economic recovery money to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri.