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Missouri daily news roundup

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Missouri economic development chief resigns



Gov. Jay Nixon's choice to run the Missouri Department of Economic Development resigned Thursday after the state Senate refused to approve his nomination.

Mo. ban on waders takes effect March 1



Missouri conservation officials say a new ban on some waders worn by freshwater anglers takes effect next month.
Mo. senators delay workplace discrimination vote


Minutes after reaching an agreement to end a filibuster effort that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Missouri Senate endorsed legislation early Thursday that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws.
Congressional redistricting ruling due Friday


When it said Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green had to take evidence in two cases challenging the constitutionality of Missouri's newest congressional district lines, the state Supreme Court also said he had to issue his decision by Friday.
Missouri attorney general urges changes to tobacco escrow law


Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is renewing a call for lawmakers to change a state law related to a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies.
University of Missouri campuses seek tuition increases


Members of the University of Missouri Board of Curators winced at the numbers they heard. A full 9 percent increase in tuition needed for the science and engineering campus at Rolla, three times the rate of inflation.
Craig Van Matre is out as a UM System curator


COLUMBIA, Mo. — Craig Van Matre is disappointed that his run as curator for the University of Missouri System is over before it really got started.
Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general
By Jim Malewitz, Stateline Staff Writer

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hires lots of outside lawyers. They make a great deal of money for the state, and for themselves. Not everyone is happy with that situation.


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