query: who was the governor of missouri in 1996?

title: History of Missouri

text: campaign advisor. At his death, Lieutenant Governor Roger B. Wilson assumed the governorship; Mel Carnahan's widow, Jean Carnahan, became the unofficial Democratic Party replacement against Ashcroft. Despite being deceased, Mel Carnahan ultimately defeated Ashcroft in the November election, and Jean Carnahan was appointed to the seat, becoming the first woman to serve Missouri in the U.S. Senate. Roger Wilson, who did not run for governor in 2000, was replaced by Bob Holden, a Democrat who defeated Jim Talent of Chesterfield in the general election. Missouri generally made slow progress toward equal rights for African Americans during the postwar period. Due

title: University of Central Missouri

text: The James C. Kirkpatrick Library (JCKL) is the library of the University of Central Missouri. At the Library dedication on March 24, 1999, the then Governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, was present and gave the keynote address. It was named for former Secretary of State, James C. Kirkpatrick, who was the longest serving Secretary of State in Missouri from 1965 to 1985. Upon retirement, his office was moved from the Missouri State Capitol to Ward Edwards Library, the previous University of Central Missouri library building. It is now located in the James C. Kirkpatrick Library. JCKL is part of the

title: Missouri Department of Social Services

text: Missouri Department of Social Services The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is a state agency of Missouri. It has its headquarters in the Broadway State Office Building in Jefferson City. The department operates the state's social services. Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan established the Family Investment Trust (FIT) in November 1993, which was changed to Family and Community Trust (FACT) by Governor Bob Holden in April 2001. FACT, which is housed within the Missouri Department of Social Services, is designed to lead a collaborative effort to improve the conditions of Missouri’s families and communities. It is also to encourage a

title: 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 47.54% to 41.24% by a margin of 6.3%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.06% of the popular vote. Since 1904, this state has been carried by

text: Randolph County, Dunklin County, Reynolds County, Oregon County, Howard County, Shannon County, Shelby County, Callaway County, Scott County, Lincoln County, Audrain County, Pike County, Marion County, Lewis County, Scotland County, Schuyler County, Chariton County, Worth County, and Linn County voted for the Democratic candidate. 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over

title: Government of Missouri

text: have the same qualifications as the governor, who is an "ex officio" president of the state Senate. The lieutenant governor is allowed to debate any and all questions before the Senate as a whole and may cast the deciding ballot in case of a tie. Additionally, the lieutenant governor assumes the office of governor in case of the governor's death, resignation, or incapacitation. Missouri voters also elect the heads of several executive departments: the Missouri Attorney General (the state attorney general), Missouri Secretary of State (the state secretary of state), State Treasurer of Missouri (the state treasurer), and the State

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: been supplanted with a more diversified non-slave-holding population, including former northerners, particularly German and Irish immigrants. With war seeming inevitable, Missouri hoped to stay out of the conflict by remaining a part of the Union but militarily neutral – not sending men or supplies to either side and pledging to fight troops from either side who entered the state. The policy was first put forth in 1860 by outgoing Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart, who had Northern leanings. It was reaffirmed by incoming Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson, who had Southern leanings. Jackson, however, stated in his inaugural address that in case

title: The Missouri Mauler

text: America and NWA Atlantic Coast tag team titles between 1971 and 1972. Following his retirement in 1981, Hamilton entered the bail bonding and was involved in the St. James Catholic Church in his hometown St. Joseph, Missouri. Although undergoing a hip replacement in his later years, Hamilton remained in relatively good health until his death from a heart attack on July 20, 1996. The Missouri Mauler Larry "Rocky" Hamilton (April 1, 1931 – July 20, 1996), better known by his ring name The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as

title: Army of Missouri

text: in the United States. The Army of Missouri traces its roots to the Missouri State Guard, which was created in 1861 under Sterling Price to enforce Missouri's official stance of "armed neutrality" in the conflict, while formally remaining in the Union. The Guard eventually became part of the Confederate States Army after engaging in skirmishes with the Union troops under Nathaniel Lyon who successfully removed elected Governor Claiborne Jackson and replaced him with a pro-Union governor. As the Missouri State Guard, they would win victories over the Union at the First Battle of Lexington and Wilson's Creek, where Lyon himself

title: Provisional Government of Missouri

text: outside the state who tended to view all Missourians as potential rebels. Governor Gamble convinced President Lincoln that local units composed of Missourian, controlled by the (Provisional) State Government, would be the least disruptive way to deal with Missouri Guerrillas and would free out-state Federal regiments for other combat roles. This lead Lincoln to authorized the creation of the (new) Missouri State Militia, a military force with a legal status unique in U.S. history. It was paid and equipped by the Federal government, but ultimately reported the Governor of Missouri, and had a service obligation limited to Missouri, and operations

title: Pemiscot County, Missouri

text: closer than in many other rural areas. Bill Clinton also carried Pemiscot County in both 1992 and 1996 by double-digit margins. As was the case in many of the other rural counties in Missouri, Pemiscot County favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, although the margin of victory was smaller than in many of the other rural areas. In 1968, Pemiscot County was the only county in Missouri to be won by George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama who ran as a pro-segregationist presidential candidate. In 2008, Pemiscot County swung the most Republican of all counties in the

title: Government of Missouri

text: The General Assembly meets at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The executive branch is laid out in Article IV of the state constitution. It is headed by the governor of Missouri. The governor is charged with executing the laws of the state. The governor is elected a four-year term and can serve two terms. He or she must be at least 30 years of age, a Missouri resident for at least 10 years, and a U.S. citizen for at least 15 years before holding office. There is also a lieutenant governor, the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, required to

title: Provisional Government of Missouri

text: Provisional Government of Missouri The Provisional Government of Missouri was established on August 1, 1861 by the members of the Missouri Constitutional Convention after the evacuation of Missouri's pro-Secessionist Governor Clairborne Fox Jackson and elements of the Legislature to the southern part of the state. The Missouri State Convention, acting under authorities granted to it by the special election earlier that year, declared the office of Governor vacant, and appointed former Missouri Supreme Court Justice Hamilton Gamble Governor. Even opponents of Federal action in Missouri generally respected Gamble. As the secession crisis deepened, Missouri attempted to follow a policy of

title: Provisional Government of Missouri

text: Union commander Nathaniel Lyon, who forced the surrender of the militia, in what was called the Camp Jackson Affair. After a deadly riot ensued, the Missouri legislature authorized the reorganization of the militia into the Missouri State Guard, controlled by the governor. General William Harney reached an agreement with the new Missouri State Guard commander Sterling Price, known as the Price-Harney Truce. Lincoln appointed Lyon to replace Harney as commander of the Department of the West. During negotiations among the governor, Lyon, and Price, Lyon would not accept the governor's proposed limitations on Federal troops and volunteers. The meeting ended

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: Confederate Congress, but otherwise was symbolic, since they did not control any part of the state. The capital was to eventually move to Marshall, Texas. When Jackson died in office in 1862, his lieutenant governor, Thomas Caute Reynolds, succeeded him. Military actions in Missouri are generally divided into three phases, starting with the Union removal of Governor Jackson and pursuit of Sterling Price and his Missouri State Guard in 1861; a period of neighbor-versus-neighbor bushwhacking guerrilla warfare from 1862 to 1864 (which actually continued long after the war had ended everywhere else, until at least 1889); and finally Sterling Price's

title: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

text: office. When Republican Congressman Kenny Hulshof declined to seek another term in favor of running for Governor, an open seat emerged. Former Missouri State Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, the Republican nominee, defeated Democratic nominee Judy Baker, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives by a thin margin in this normally conservative district based in northeast Missouri, a part of "Little Dixie." 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri The 2008 congressional elections in Missouri were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. The primary

title: Confederate government of Missouri

text: Missouri was represented by the twelfth star on the Confederate battle flag. Confederate government of Missouri The Confederate government of Missouri was a shadow government, established for the state of Missouri by pro-Confederate Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson and other Southern sympathizers, during the American Civil War. Meeting in Neosho, Missouri, Governor Jackson and other leading Missouri secessionists, acting as the Missouri General Assembly, enacted an ordinance of secession on October 28, 1861; however, the legal status of this ordinance was not accepted by Missouri's Union supporters, then or later. The secession government applied for and, on November 28, 1861, was

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: Price-Harney Truce. This led to Confederate sympathizers taking over most of Missouri, with pro-Unionists being harassed and forced to leave. President Lincoln overruled the truce agreement and relieved Harney of command, replacing him with Lyon. On June 11, 1861, Lyon met with Governor Jackson and Price at St. Louis' Planter's House hotel. The meeting, theoretically to discuss the possibility of continuing the Price-Harney Truce between U.S. and state forces, quickly deadlocked over basic issues of sovereignty and governmental power. Jackson and Price, who were working to construct the new Missouri State Guard in nine military districts statewide, wanted to contain

title: The Who Tour 1996–1997

text: encores occasionally played were: There were very few set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour, and when they occurred, they were mostly in the encore. A second performance of "5.15" was the lone encore of the concert on 29 June 1996 at the Hyde Park in London, England. Shows on 19 and 20 July 1997 featured versions of "Won't Get Fooled Again" with Townshend on electric guitar instead of acoustic. The Who Tour 1996–1997 The Who Tour 1996–1997 was The Who's second tour promoting their 1973 album, "Quadrophenia", and their first tour since 1989. Having worked on

title: History of slavery in Missouri

text: territory then held by Confederate forces. On January 11, 1865, a state convention approved an ordinance abolishing slavery in Missouri by a vote of 60-4, and later the same day, Governor Thomas C. Fletcher followed up with his own "Proclamation of Freedom". This action effectively marked the end of legal slavery in the state of Missouri. , slavery illegally continues as modern-day labor and sex human trafficking. History of slavery in Missouri The history of large-scale slavery in the State of Missouri began in 1720, when a French entrepreneur named Philippe François Renault brought about 500 negro slaves from Saint-Domingue

title: The Who Tour 1996–1997

text: The Who Tour 1996–1997 The Who Tour 1996–1997 was The Who's second tour promoting their 1973 album, "Quadrophenia", and their first tour since 1989. Having worked on the remastering of "Quadrophenia" in 1996, Pete Townshend was inspired to finally perform the complete rock opera as he had always hoped to hear it played, with a full band including a horn section, keyboards, and backing vocals. Initially agreeing to perform as a solo artist at a special charity event for The Prince's Trust on 29 June in Hyde Park, London, Townshend ultimately requested his former bandmates Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle

title: Confederate government of Missouri

text: Confederate government of Missouri The Confederate government of Missouri was a shadow government, established for the state of Missouri by pro-Confederate Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson and other Southern sympathizers, during the American Civil War. Meeting in Neosho, Missouri, Governor Jackson and other leading Missouri secessionists, acting as the Missouri General Assembly, enacted an ordinance of secession on October 28, 1861; however, the legal status of this ordinance was not accepted by Missouri's Union supporters, then or later. The secession government applied for and, on November 28, 1861, was granted admission to the Confederate States of America as the purported 12th

title: Cannabis in Missouri

text: voted were in favour of the implementation of legalised recreational usage of marijuana, and 70% supporting taxation upon its sale. 28% of those who supported this movement stating they had used the drug in the past week. Cannabis in Missouri Cannabis in Missouri, United States, is legal for medical purposes. Possession of small amounts was decriminalized in 2014. In 2014, a revamp of the state's criminal code, the first done since 1979, removed the possibility of jail time for first-time possession of cannabis; the changes to the code took effect in 2017. In July 2014 Governor Jay Nixon signed into

title: History of Missouri

text: Missouri politics: Christopher Bond, the Republican state auditor, became the youngest person elected governor in state history in 1972. Republicans would control the governor's mansion for sixteen of the next twenty years, and they implemented significant structural reforms in that period. In the same election, Missouri voters approved a comprehensive reorganization of the executive branch of the state, bringing the state's employees under the control of directors who report to the governor. The legislature under Bond took conservative measures, including eliminating property taxes on household goods and instituting mandatory sentencing for gun crimes. Despite Democrats retaining control of both houses

title: Education in Missouri

text: seminaries, and church universities. Education in Missouri Education in Missouri is provided by both public and private schools, colleges, and universities, and a variety of public library systems. All public education in the state is governed by the Missouri State Board of Education, which is made up of eight citizens appointed by the Governor of Missouri and confirmed by the Missouri Senate. Administration of primary and secondary public schools in the state is conducted by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education is compulsory from ages seven to seventeen in Missouri, commonly but not exclusively divided into three

title: Education in Missouri

text: Education in Missouri Education in Missouri is provided by both public and private schools, colleges, and universities, and a variety of public library systems. All public education in the state is governed by the Missouri State Board of Education, which is made up of eight citizens appointed by the Governor of Missouri and confirmed by the Missouri Senate. Administration of primary and secondary public schools in the state is conducted by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education is compulsory from ages seven to seventeen in Missouri, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers: elementary school, middle

title: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

text: the general election were Republican nominee Billy Long, an auctioneer; and Democratic nominee Scott Eckersley, an attorney who previously worked for Governor Blunt. Libertarian Party nominee Kevin Craig and write-in candidate Nicholas Ladendorf also ran. Jack Goodman, a member of the Missouri Senate; Steve Hunter, a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives; Mike Moon, a farmer; Darrell Moore, the Greene County prosecuting attorney; Gary Nodler, a member of the Missouri Senate; Michael Wardell, a small business owner; and Jeff Wisdom, an Iraq War veteran, also sought the Republican nomination. Sarah Steelman, the former State Treasurer of Missouri, announced

title: 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Missouri was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Missouri weighed in for this

title: History of Missouri

text: gubernatorial election as a Democrat after a primary fight with St. Louis Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl. Carnahan defeated then-state Attorney General William L. Webster in the general election. Carnahan won reelection in 1996 against State Auditor Margaret B. Kelly. Near the end of his second term, Carnahan announced his intention to challenge Ashcroft for the U.S. Senate seat that Ashcroft had won in 1994; during an intense campaign, Carnahan traveled frequently throughout the state. On October 16, 2000, the plane in which he was traveling crashed near Goldman, Missouri, killing the governor, his son (the pilot), and Chris Sifford, a

title: Constitution of Missouri

text: Constitution of Missouri The Missouri Constitution is the state constitution of the U.S. State of Missouri. It is the supreme law formulating the law and government of Missouri, subject only to the federal Constitution, and the people. The fourth and current Missouri Constitution was adopted in 1945. It provides for three branches of government: legislative (the Missouri General Assembly), executive (the Governor of Missouri), and judicial (the Supreme Court of Missouri). It also sets up local governments in the form of counties and cities. The first constitution was written in 1820 in only 38 days. The Missouri Constitutional Convention (1861-63)

title: 1996 North Carolina Council of State election

text: 1996 North Carolina Council of State election The North Carolina Council of State election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State. All the races were won by Democrats, as were the posts of governor and lieutenant governor. All were incumbents except for Elaine Marshall, who won the post of secretary of state, and Michael E. Ward, who was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. Both Marshall and Ward succeeded fellow Democrats.

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: federal arsenal at St. Louis, Jackson conspired with senior Missouri bankers to illegally divert money from the banks to arm state troops, a measure that the Missouri General Assembly had so far refused to take. Missouri's nominal neutrality was tested early on in a conflict over the St. Louis Arsenal. The Federal Government reinforced the Arsenal's tiny garrison with several detachments, most notably a force from the 2nd Infantry under Captain Nathaniel Lyon. The other federal arsenal in Missouri, Liberty Arsenal, had been captured on April 20 by secessionist militias and, concerned by widespread reports that Governor Jackson intended to

title: Gun laws in Missouri

text: in 2012. The bill was initially vetoed by Gov. Nixon, but the Missouri legislature overrode the veto during the September veto session. In September 2016, another Senate bill coincidentally numbered SB 656 was passed allowing permitless concealed carry by anyone 19 years of age or older who may lawfully own a gun. This bill was also vetoed by Governor Nixon, on June 27, 2016. After the Missouri legislature reconvened for the veto-override session on September 14, 2016, the Senate voted to override the veto with a 24 – 6 vote (23 required) and the House followed through shortly thereafter with

title: 1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas

text: 1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sheila Frahm, who was recently appointed to the seat, was defeated in the primary by Sam Brownback, who went on to win the general election. Brownback was elected to a full term in 1998, and was re-elected to a second full term in 2004. In 2010, Brownback was elected Governor, and won a second term in 2014. He resigned as governor on January 31, 2018 to accept an ambassadorship and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor

title: Government of Missouri

text: Auditor of Missouri (the state auditor). The requirements for holding these offices are the same as those for the governor, but only the State Treasurer has term limits similar to the governor. The judicial branch (the state courts) is established by Article IV of the Missouri Constitution. The state supreme court is the Supreme Court of Missouri - it is the highest court. The Missouri Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court. It is split into three districts: Western (based in Kansas City), Eastern (based in St. Louis), and Southern (based in Springfield). The state trial courts of

title: Expungement in Missouri

text: Expungement in Missouri Missouri has two forms of expungement, one generally applicable to criminal cases and a unique one for the crime of being a minor in possession of alcohol. On July 13, 2016, governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 588 in to law, which expands the opportunities available for expungement of criminal convictions in Missouri. The new law will go into effect January 1, 2018. If certain requirements are met, Missouri law allows a person to have an arrest record expunged, which the law of Missouri defines as the process of legally destroying, obliterating or striking out records or

title: Expungement in Missouri

text: entitled to one MIP expungement under this special provision. Expungement in Missouri Missouri has two forms of expungement, one generally applicable to criminal cases and a unique one for the crime of being a minor in possession of alcohol. On July 13, 2016, governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 588 in to law, which expands the opportunities available for expungement of criminal convictions in Missouri. The new law will go into effect January 1, 2018. If certain requirements are met, Missouri law allows a person to have an arrest record expunged, which the law of Missouri defines as the process

title: Missouri Governor's Mansion

text: to the west. The current Neo-Renaissance structure was built in 1871 at a cost of $75,000 and has served every governor since. It was renovated extensively during the administration of Governor Kit Bond in the 1980s. Prior to the relocation of the state capital to Jefferson City, the first governors who were from the St. Louis, Missouri/St. Charles, Missouri area lived in their private homes and if the need arose they rented homes in St. Charles. The first Jefferson City governor's mansion also doubled as the home for the Missouri General Assembly, with the Missouri House of Representatives meeting on

title: Provisional Government of Missouri

text: brutal than anywhere else in the U.S. However, the Provisional Government managed to keep the majority of Missourians from embracing secessionism, and played a vital role in holding the state for the Union. Provisional Government of Missouri The Provisional Government of Missouri was established on August 1, 1861 by the members of the Missouri Constitutional Convention after the evacuation of Missouri's pro-Secessionist Governor Clairborne Fox Jackson and elements of the Legislature to the southern part of the state. The Missouri State Convention, acting under authorities granted to it by the special election earlier that year, declared the office of Governor

title: LGBT rights in Missouri

text: "State v. Walsh". When the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision in "Lawrence v. Texas" rendered laws banning consensual sexual activity unenforceable, Missouri was one of only 4 states that criminalized only homosexual sodomy. In 2006, Missouri removed consensual sodomy from its definition of "Sexual Misconduct in the First Degree." In August 2004, 71% of Missouri voters ratified Amendment 2, which restricted the validity and recognition of marriage in Missouri to the union of one man and one woman. Missouri has recognized same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions since November 2013. On November 14, 2013, Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: as governor of the state and agreed to comply with Lincoln's demand for troops. The provisional Missouri government began organizing new pro-Union regiments. Some, like the 1st Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, organized on September 6, 1861, fought through the entire Civil War. By the war's end, some 447 Missouri Regiments had fought for the Union, with many men serving in more than one regiment. In October 1861, the remnants of the elected state government that favored the South, including Jackson and Price, met in Neosho and voted to formally secede from the Union. The measure gave them votes in the

title: Neosho, Missouri

text: back to Springfield unarmed 85 miles in fifty hours. On October 21, Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson and the pro-Southern members of the Missouri General Assembly who had been forced to flee from Jefferson City on the approach of the Union Army, held next to their last legislative session at Neosho. On October 28, 1861, they established a provisional capital in Neosho. Governor Jackson and the Missouri General Assembly met in the Masonic Hall, numbering thirty nine members of the House and ten of the Senate. They passed an ordinance of secession and the event was celebrated with cannon firing by

title: 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri The 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election, in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Missouri voters chose 10 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. On election day, Missouri was won by Mitt Romney, who took 53.76% of the vote

title: 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 17.80% of the popular vote. , this is the last election in which Douglas County and Ozark County did not vote for the Republican candidate. 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose eighteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson

title: 1864 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 1864 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1864 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by the incumbent President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois), running with former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with 69.72% of the popular vote, against the 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan (D–Pennsylvania), running with Representative George H. Pendleton, with 30.28% of the vote.

title: 1868 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: 1868 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1868 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Ohio), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 63.91% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair, Jr., with

text: 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri The 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose eighteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 47.35% of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 29.75% of the popular vote and the

title: History of Missouri

text: Teasdale, who retired from politics and returned to law practice. The 1980 elections in Missouri reflected the national rejection of incumbency: in addition to Teasdale's defeat, Missouri voters elected Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter for president and Williams Phelps lost reelection for lieutenant governor. Republicans also gained in Missouri's Congressional delegation, winning four of the ten seats in the House; Democratic Senator Thomas Eagleton, however, was reelected by Missourians. Bond's second term was marked by a more conciliatory tone toward the legislature, and he focused on dramatically reducing state spending in a time of inflation and recession. At the end

title: 2018 Missouri State Auditor election

text: State Auditor Nicole Galloway, who was appointed to the post by former Governor of Missouri Jay Nixon in 2015 following the death of Tom Schweich, sought and won election to a full term. Following the Republican victories in the elections on November 8, 2016 for Governor of Missouri, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, Missouri State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, Galloway and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill became the only two remaining Democratic statewide officeholders in Missouri. McCaskill's re-election loss in the 2018 U.S. Senate election made Galloway the state's only Democratic statewide officeholder and only female statewide elected official.

title: Missouri National Guard

text: and to augment the Missouri National Guard during stateside missions. On August 18, 2014, after violent clashes occurred during an imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of a resident of Ferguson, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order calling in the National Guard to "help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson." The Missouri Air National Guard provides airmen and units since 22 August 1946 to meet the military and civil objectives of the Governor of Missouri and the President of the United States. Among those who have

title: Cannabis in Missouri

text: Cannabis in Missouri Cannabis in Missouri, United States, is legal for medical purposes. Possession of small amounts was decriminalized in 2014. In 2014, a revamp of the state's criminal code, the first done since 1979, removed the possibility of jail time for first-time possession of cannabis; the changes to the code took effect in 2017. In July 2014 Governor Jay Nixon signed into law the Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill, allowing the use of CBD oil to treat persistent seizures. In 2015 the state issued licenses to two non-profits to grow cannabis for oil to be sold to patients. House Bill

title: History of Missouri

text: 55,000 favor and 74,000 opposed. Missouri blacks finally got the vote in 1870 with the passage of the 15th Amendment. Meanwhile, the Radical faction increasingly lost support inside Missouri to the Liberal Republicans led by Senator Carl Schurz and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown. Radical rule alienated group after group, diminishing the strength of the Republican Party. One critical element were the German Americans, who had voted 80 percent for Lincoln in 1860, and who strongly supported the war effort. They were a bastion of the Republican Party in St. Louis and other immigrant strongholds. The German Americans were angered by

title: The Missouri Mauler

text: The Missouri Mauler Larry "Rocky" Hamilton (April 1, 1931 – July 20, 1996), better known by his ring name The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s. One of the earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling events, he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including Jack Brisco, "Plowboy" Stan Frazier, Steve Keirn, Tim Woods, Tarzan Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31-year career. He is also the older

title: 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election

text: of winning the state. Nixon was able to perform well in rural parts of the state. When combined with heavily populated, strong Democratic areas like St. Louis and Kansas City, Hulshof didn't have a chance to come back. Nixon was declared the winner right when the polls closed in Missouri. Hulshof conceded defeat at 9:02 P.M. Central Time. 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election The Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 was an election for the Governor of Missouri, held on November 4, 2008. The incumbent governor, Matt Blunt, who had decided to retire, narrowly won the 2004 election by beating state auditor Claire

title: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

text: against Ronald W. Harris, W.A. (Bill) Hedge and Ted Rights. Russ Lee Monchil is the Libertarian nominee. Republican Billy Long, Democrat Jim Evans and Libertarian Kevin Craig are the nominees. Republican Jo Ann Emerson, who has represented Missouri's 8th congressional district since 1996, is being challenged by Democratic nominee Jack Rushin and Libertarian nominee Rick Vandeven. 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Missouri, a loss of one seat following the

title: 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election

text: 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election The Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 was an election for the Governor of Missouri, held on November 4, 2008. The incumbent governor, Matt Blunt, who had decided to retire, narrowly won the 2004 election by beating state auditor Claire McCaskill 51%-48%, and would likely have faced a strong challenger in 2008. On January 22, 2008, Governor Blunt unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-election because he had already "achieved virtually everything I set out to accomplish, and more ... Because I feel we have changed what I wanted to change in the first term, there is

title: Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri

text: has helped Missouri students attend Missouri schools. To further support access to higher education and ease higher education costs for Missouri families, MOHELA formed the Missouri Scholarship Foundation, a tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. More than 625 full-time MOHELA staff members work with the Department of Education, families, lenders, schools and students servicing upwards of $39 billion in student loans. A second loan servicing center opened in Columbia, MO in 2013. As a “public instrumentality and body politic and corporate of the state of Missouri,” MOHELA was created in 1981 by legislation signed into law by Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond.

title: Missouri secession

text: Missouri secession During the American Civil War, the secession of Missouri was controversial because of the disputed status of the state of Missouri. During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments, and sent representatives to both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. This unusual situation, which also existed to some degree in the states of Kentucky and Virginia (with West Virginia), was the result of events in early 1861. At the beginning of the war, the governor of Missouri was Claiborne Fox Jackson, a Southern sympathizer who favored

title: The Who Tour 1996–1997

text: electric guitar in these performances than in 1996, and the post-"Quadrophenia" set now included old favourites "I Can't Explain" and "Substitute"; additionally, "The Kids Are Alright" was performed late in the tour, the first time it had appeared in the group's act since 1966. Actor Ben Waters portrayed the Ace Face in the 1997 shows. The success of these "Quadrophenia" shows would begin a Who revival, leading to a number of performances in 1999 and numerous tours in subsequent years. Live material from 1996–1997 appears on the "Tommy and Quadrophenia Live" DVD, which also includes the show of 24 August

title: History of Missouri

text: state's nascent railroad system in the face of foreclosures, despite its financial shortcomings. In April 1860, Claiborne Fox Jackson secured the Democratic Party nomination for Missouri governor in a close intraparty convention vote. In mid-1860, Jackson officially supported the Northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas for president, although he personally sympathized with the Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge. Because of his decision, Southern Democrats nominated their own slate for Missouri governor and lieutenant governor. In addition to the Breckinridge Southern Democrats, Jackson faced the newly formed Republican Party, which had a major base of support among the Germans of St. Louis.

title: Alfred Cumming (governor)

text: Alfred Cumming (governor) Alfred Cumming (September 4, 1802 – October 9, 1873) was appointed governor of the Utah Territory in 1858 replacing Brigham Young following the Utah War, when President James Buchanan wanted a non-Mormon governor. He was born in Augusta, Georgia. Cumming also served as mayor of Augusta, Georgia, sutler to Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War and at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, and superintendent of the Upper Missouri Indian Superintendency Cumming was a Democrat and was appointed by President Buchanan. He served as governor until 1861 and returned to Washington, D.C. His wife Elizabeth died in 1867. He

title: History of Missouri

text: a full-fledged agricultural city. Despite Spanish diplomats' efforts, during the early 1790s both Governor Miró and his successor, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, were cool toward the idea of American immigration to Missouri. However, with the onset of the Anglo-Spanish War in 1796, Spain again needed an influx of settlement to defend the region. To that end, Spain began advertising free land and no taxes in Spanish territory throughout American cities, and Americans responded in a wave of immigration. Among these American pioneers was Daniel Boone, who settled with his family after encouragement from the territorial governor. To better govern

title: 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election

text: 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election The 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2004 for the post of Governor of Missouri. The Republican nominee, Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt, defeated Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill. This gave the Republican Party control of both the governorship and the Missouri General Assembly for the first time in 80 years. McCaskill had earlier defeated incumbent Governor Bob Holden in the Democratic primary. This was the first time a sitting Governor of Missouri had been defeated in a primary and the first time any United States governor had lost in a primary

text: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Missouri, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A new congressional map was passed by the Missouri General Assembly on April 27, 2011. The map was vetoed by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon on April 30, but

title: History of Missouri

text: full-time residents. The people were farmers who primarily grew wheat, corn and tobacco. Disputes between France and England over control of the Ohio Valley resulted in the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754. The British won and France lost all its holdings. France gave Spain control of Louisiana in November 1762 in the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Meanwhile, the French governor of Louisiana granted a trade monopoly over Missouri to New Orleans merchant Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent and his partner, Pierre Laclède. In August 1763, Laclede and his stepson Auguste Chouteau departed New Orleans for Missouri, where

title: Missouri

text: theme in Branson's self-image. The Progressive Era (1890s to 1920s) saw numerous prominent leaders from Missouri trying to end corruption and modernize politics, government and society. Joseph "Holy Joe" Folk was a key leader who made a strong appeal to middle class and rural evangelical Protestants. Folk was elected governor as a progressive reformer and Democrat in the 1904 election. He promoted what he called "the Missouri Idea", the concept of Missouri as a leader in public morality through popular control of law and strict enforcement. He successfully conducted antitrust prosecutions, ended free railroad passes for state officials, extended bribery

title: Missouri Southern State University

text: the biology and environmental health, chemical and physical sciences, and mathematics departments. On Dec. 5, 2014, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he would request more than $5.2 million in funding from the state legislature for renovations to the building. The funds will allow MSSU to renovate labs, classrooms and electrical systems. Hearnes Hall (opened in 1967) is named after former Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes (1923-2009) who was governor at the time of the construction of the campus and signed the law which made Missouri Southern a state institution. Hearnes Hall is the university’s administration building, but was previously

title: Governor of South Australia

text: used with the consent and advice of the Executive Council include: The Governor additionally maintains 'reserve powers' which can be used without the consent of the Executive Council. These powers relate to the appointment and dismissal of Ministers and Parliament. These people administered the government in the absence of the official governor. Three former governors are alive, the oldest being Sir Eric Neal (1996–2001, born 1924). The latest-serving former governor to die was Dame Roma Mitchell (1991–1996), on 5 March 2000. The most recent death of a former governor was that of Sir Keith Seaman (1977-1982), on 30 June 2013.

title: Missouri in the American Civil War

text: use the Missouri Volunteer Militia to also attack the St. Louis Arsenal and capture its 39,000 small arms, Secretary of War Simon Cameron ordered Lyon (by that time in acting command) to evacuate the majority of the munitions out of the state. 21,000 guns were secretly evacuated to Alton, Illinois on the evening of April 29, 1861. At the same time, Governor Jackson called up the Missouri State Militia under Brigadier General Daniel M. Frost for maneuvers in suburban St. Louis at Camp Jackson. These maneuvers were perceived by Lyon as an attempt to seize the arsenal. On May 10,

title: Alfred Cumming (governor)

text: was the brother of Henry Harford Cumming, and the uncle of his son, brigadier general Alfred Cumming. Alfred Cumming (governor) Alfred Cumming (September 4, 1802 – October 9, 1873) was appointed governor of the Utah Territory in 1858 replacing Brigham Young following the Utah War, when President James Buchanan wanted a non-Mormon governor. He was born in Augusta, Georgia. Cumming also served as mayor of Augusta, Georgia, sutler to Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War and at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, and superintendent of the Upper Missouri Indian Superintendency Cumming was a Democrat and was appointed by President Buchanan. He

title: William Gilpin (governor)

text: at odds with many citizens of Missouri. His political alignment with the new administration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was rewarded in 1861 when Lincoln appointed him governor of the newly formed Territory of Colorado. His selection over the local favorite William Larimer came as a surprise to many, and was motivated in part by the fact that Gilpin was backed by the Governor of Missouri, a slave state that Lincoln was eager to keep in the Union. The US Government's Official Register for 1861 lists Gilpin as both Governor of Colorado (at a salary of $1,500 a year) and

title: 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri

text: there had been no indications to suggest that he would request a recount. He ultimately did not request one. This was the first presidential election that a Democrat won without winning the state of Missouri, a feat Obama would repeat in 2012. During the same election, Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon defeated U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof in a landslide for the Governor's Mansion. Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Blunt did not seek a second term. Nixon performed extremely well in rural Missouri and clinched 58.40% of the total statewide vote compared to Hulshof's 39.49% to become Governor of Missouri. Republicans were,

title: The Columns (Columbia, Missouri)

text: At the beginning of the academic year, freshmen participate in Tiger Walk to symbolize their move from the wider community to the university by walking through the columns. Tap Day occurs under the columns, when the schools secret societies announce their new members. A mural of James S. Rollins and the Columns is located in the office of the Missouri Governor in the Missouri State Capitol. The Columns are also featured in the Missouri House in a monumental stained-glass window titled "Missouri at Peace". A mural by George Caleb Bingham depicting Academic Hall was destroyed when the same burned. Academic

title: Thomas Reynolds (governor)

text: the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826 to 1828. Failing to be reelected, Reynolds and his family moved to Missouri, settling in the Howard County town of Fayette. Thomas Reynolds established a legal practice in Fayette, and for a time also served as editor of the "Boonslick Democrat" newspaper. Elected to represent Howard County in the Missouri Legislature in 1832, he was quickly named Speaker of the House. In January 1837 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs nominated Reynolds to be the circuit judge for the 2nd judicial district, a position he held until being elected Missouri's seventh governor in 1840. After

title: Missouri Senate

text: Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 174,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two years. The Senate chooses a President Pro-tem to serve in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor or when he shall have to exercise the office of Governor of the State of Missouri if there is a vacancy in that office due to death, resignation, impeachment, or incapacitation.The Missouri State Congressional Term Limits Amendment, also known as Amendment 12, was

title: Thomas Reynolds (governor)

text: in his honor. His greatest legacy however was the public attention paid to the issue of mental illness. Reynolds successor, Governor Meredith M. Marmaduke, urged the creation of a system and building for the care of the mentally ill in his 1844 message to the legislature. This helped lead to the opening of Fulton State Hospital in Fulton, Missouri in 1851. Thomas Reynolds (governor) Thomas Reynolds (March 12, 1796 – February 9, 1844) was the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as well as the seventh Governor of Missouri. A Democrat, he is notable for being one of the

title: Missouri Military Academy

text: Missouri Military Academy The Missouri Military Academy (MMA) is a private preparatory school established on November 22, 1889, in Mexico, Missouri, U.S. It is a selective, all male, boarding school, grades 7 to 12. As a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Honor Unit With Distinction (as designated by the Department of the Army), it has the privilege of nominating cadets to the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The Missouri Military Academy was established in 1889 under the leadership of Missouri Governor Charles Hardin, who obtained from the "public-spirited

title: Missouri Military Academy

text: nationally ranked. Missouri Military Academy The Missouri Military Academy (MMA) is a private preparatory school established on November 22, 1889, in Mexico, Missouri, U.S. It is a selective, all male, boarding school, grades 7 to 12. As a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Honor Unit With Distinction (as designated by the Department of the Army), it has the privilege of nominating cadets to the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The Missouri Military Academy was established in 1889 under the leadership of Missouri Governor Charles Hardin, who obtained from

title: Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales

text: Deputy Official Secretary and program managers responsible for the Government House Estate, Household and Protocol. The current Official Secretary is Colonel Michael Miller RFD, who succeeded Brian Davies in March 2015. Miller had previously served Governors Gordon Samuels and Marie Bashir as an Honorary Aide-de-Camp (ADC) from May 1996 to June 2001 and was awarded the Centenary Medal for his service to the Governor. The Deputy Official Secretary is Christopher Sullivan since 4 November 2013. Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales The Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales and his staff, as part of

title: Missouri Executive Order 44

text: nature of Governor Boggs' directive, Governor Bond presented the following Executive Order: Missouri Executive Order 44 Missouri Executive Order 44, also known as the Extermination Order, was an executive order issued on October 27, 1838, by the Governor of Missouri, Lilburn Boggs. The order was issued in the aftermath of the Battle of Crooked River, a clash between members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (known as Mormons) and a unit of the Missouri State Militia in northern Ray County, Missouri, during the 1838 Mormon War. Claiming that the church members had committed open and avowed defiance

title: Governor of Hong Kong

text: the President of the Legislative Council. The governor appointed most, if not all, of the members of the colony's legislature (known colloquially as LegCo), which was largely an advisory body until the first indirect election to LegCo was held in 1985. Initially both Councils were dominated by British expatriates, but this progressively gave way to local Hong Kong Chinese appointees in later years. Historically, the Governors of Hong Kong were either professional diplomats or senior colonial officials, except for the last governor, Chris Patten, who was a career politician. In December 1996, the governor's salary was HK$3,036,000 per annum, tax-free.

text: MOHELA was established to “…assure that all eligible post-secondary education students have access to student loans” (RSMo 173.360). The “authority” is governed by seven board members operating on alternating five-year terms; five of whom are appointed by the Governor of the state of Missouri, subject to the advice and consent of the Missouri Senate, and two others are representatives from the Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education – one of which is a permanent seat to be filled by that agency’s commissioner. Initial funding to establish operations came from a $65 million bank letter of credit, guaranteed by several of

title: Missouri Plan

text: Missouri Plan The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by several states of the United States. Similar methods are used in some other countries. Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list. If the governor does not make a selection

title: Army of Missouri

text: aid in efforts to seize Atlanta and to help in other campaigns. The Confederacy ordered Gen. E. Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, to send his infantry across the Mississippi River to reinforce beleaguered Southern troops in the east. However, Smith had alternative plans. He desired to "liberate" Missouri from Federal control, seizing the key cities of St. Louis and the state capital at Jefferson City, reinstating the Confederate governor and his supporters. Smith decided to send a large force of mounted infantry and cavalry under former Missouri governor Sterling Price to carry out this plan, which he also

title: Caldwell County, Missouri

text: the 1838 Missouri Mormon War, which led to the expulsion of all Latter-Day Saints from Missouri, following the issuance of an "extermination order" by then Governor Lilburn Boggs. Caldwell County is part of the Kansas City, Missouri, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Caldwell County was originally part of Ray County. The first white settler was Jesse Mann, Sr., who settled one-half mile northeast of the public square of Kingston on Shoal Creek in 1831. The early settlers moved back south in 1832 for better protection during the Black Hawk War uprising. A few Mormon settlers, who had been evicted from Jackson

title: Hickory County, Missouri

text: 125th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Warren D. Love (R-Osceola). All of Hickory County is a part of Missouri’s 28th District in the Missouri Senate. The seat is held by Sandy Crawford who was elected after the previous incumbent, Mike Parson, was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016. All of Hickory County is included in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hickory County, Missouri Hickory County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population

title: Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

text: of their predecessors to the governorship. Tucker succeeded Bill Clinton as governor in December 1992, upon Clinton's resignation days before assuming his office as President of the United States, creating the need for a special election to fill the lieutenant governor's office. When Tucker was convicted of conspiracy and mail fraud charges in 1996, Huckabee succeeded him as governor, paving the way for the November 1996 special election of Rockefeller as lieutenant governor. Prior to Tim Griffin's swearing-in in January 2015, the office had been vacant since Mark Darr resigned on February 1, 2014, following an investigation into ethics violations

title: University of Missouri

text: of Science and Technology. In 1888 the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station opened. This grew to encompass ten centers and research farms around Missouri. By 1890 the university encompassed a normal college (for training of teachers of students through high school), engineering college, arts and science college, school of agriculture and mechanical arts. school of medicine, and school of law. On January 9, 1892, Academic Hall, the institution's main building, burned in a fire that gutted the building, leaving little more standing than six stone Ionic columns. Under the administration of Missouri Governor David R. Francis, the university was rebuilt, with

title: Capital punishment in Missouri

text: Capital punishment in Missouri Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Missouri. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, the judge decides the sentence. The power of clemency belongs to the Governor of Missouri after receiving a non-binding advice from the Board of Probation and Parole. Executions are carried out by lethal injection or gas inhalation. First-degree murder is punishable by death when it involves one of the 17 following aggravating factors:

title: 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

text: races for U.S. Senate, Governor, and Missouri's electoral votes for President, the House contest in the Show-Me state's sixth congressional district was also among the nation's most competitive races in 2000. 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri The 2000 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 3, 2000 to elect the members of the State of Missouri's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Missouri had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2000 (including an election in

title: University of Missouri System

text: represents the students of all four UM system campuses in Jefferson City and Washington, D.C. It was created in 1975 by the Missouri Students Association. ASUM has an internship program that lobbies the Missouri General Assembly on a regular basis pertaining to student issues including equalizing the Access Missouri tuition grant, increasing funding for the Bright Flight Scholarship, and giving the student representative to the UM Board of Curators a vote. The UM System is governed by a board of curators, consisting of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Missouri Senate. Curators serve

title: History of Missouri (1673–1803)

text: were cool toward the idea of American immigration to Missouri. However, with the onset of the Anglo-Spanish War in 1796, Spain again needed an influx of settlement to defend the region. To that end, Spain began advertising free land and no taxes in Spanish territory throughout American cities, and Americans responded in a wave of immigration. Among these American pioneers was Daniel Boone, who settled with his family after encouragement from the territorial governor. To better govern the region of Missouri, the Spanish split the province into five administrative districts in the mid-1790s: St. Louis, St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, Cape

title: Missouri First Steps

text: Missouri First Steps Missouri First Steps is a program offered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that offers coordinated services and assistance to children from birth to age 3 who have delayed development or diagnosed conditions that are associated with developmental disabilities. First Steps started in 1989, under the requirements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It was generally a non-controversial program, popular with recipient families who sought any help they could get to make sure their children could develop their own potential as much as possible. In early 2005, Governor Matt Blunt

title: Same-sex marriage in Missouri

text: restricted the validity and recognition of marriage in Missouri to the union of one man and one woman. Missouri recognizes same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions. On November 14, 2013, Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order allowing same-sex couples married in other jurisdictions to file a combined Missouri income tax return if they file their federal return jointly. Four conservatives, three associated with the Missouri Baptist Convention and one a former St. Charles County Executive now tied to Focus on the Family, filed "Messer v. Nixon" in Cole County Circuit Court on January 8, 2014, seeking to prevent the practice.

title: Missouri State Defense Force

text: under Missouri law as well, under Chapter 41, Section 41.070 of the Missouri Revised Statutes. On Sept. 9, 1982, Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond signed Executive Order 82-17 creating a Missouri Reserve Force and ordering the state's adjutant general to organize the force. However, the adjutant general did not execute this order at that time. It was not until 2012 that the force was officially organized. In May of 2018 former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed HB 1469 into law which modifies provisions of the Missouri military code by changing the name of the “Missouri Reserve Military Force” to the “Missouri

title: Daniel Williams (governor-general)

text: Daniel Williams (governor-general) Sir Daniel Charles Williams (born 4 November 1935) was a Governor-General of Grenada, from 8 August 1996 until 27 November 2008. He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. Williams is the only former Grenadian governor-general who was active in politics prior to his appointment. He was elected to the Parliament of Grenada as a New National Party candidate in 1984. From 1984 to 1989 Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government, including a brief stint as acting prime minister

title: Missouri State Militia (Union)

text: companies organized as the official Missouri Volunteer Militia (MVM), that could be called up by the governor for emergencies or annual drill. During the secession crisis Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson used the MVM covertly as secessionist tool until the majority of its members in eastern Missouri, and almost all the state's arms, were captured during the Camp Jackson Affair in St. Louis. The events in St. Louis prompted the Missouri legislature to pass Governor Jackson's "Military Bill" reorganizing the state militia into the Missouri State Guard. Home Guard In Missouri at the beginning of the Civil War, volunteer Unionist Home

title: Governor of Saint Petersburg

text: Chairperson of the Executive Committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly, and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents. The latest election for the office was held on 14 September 2014. The results were as follows: Governor of Saint Petersburg The Governor of Saint

title: State Treasurer of Missouri

text: State Treasurer of Missouri The State Treasurer of Missouri is a statewide elected official responsible for serving as Missouri's chief financial officer. The current state treasurer is Eric Schmitt. Schmitt was elected as state treasurer, and took office on January 9, 2017. Treasurers are limited to two terms in office. Along with the Governor, these are the only statewide elected offices in Missouri that are subject to term limits. Schmitt was elected as State Treasurer after Clint Zweifel was ineligible to seek reelection as state treasurer in the 2016 elections, and announced that he would not run for any other