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<item><title><![CDATA[Nixon says Missouri should stop penalizing state employees deployed overseas in National Guard, Reserves]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_says_Missouri_should_stop_penalizing_state_employees_deployed_overseas_in_National_Guard_Reserves/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_says_Missouri_should_stop_penalizing_state_employees_deployed_overseas_in_National_Guard_Reserves/</link><description><![CDATA[The state of Missouri needs to support its employees who are deployed overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and other locations as members of the National Guard or Reserves by ensuring that they continue to receive their full salaries, Attorney General Jay Nixon said today. Nixon said those employee-soldiers overseas and their families back home in Missouri should not suffer a financial penalty because they have been deployed to serve our country.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:43:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assistant Attorney General receives prestigious award from the Missouri Bar]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Jayne_T_Woods_receives_David_J_Dixon_Appellate_Advocacy_Award_from_Missouri_Bar/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Jayne_T_Woods_receives_David_J_Dixon_Appellate_Advocacy_Award_from_Missouri_Bar/</link><description><![CDATA[Jayne T. Woods, an Assistant Attorney General in the office of Attorney General Jay Nixon, recently received a prestigious David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar. The award was presented at an awards banquet during the Missouri Bar meeting in Kansas City on Sept. 19.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Nixon publishes updated Missouri Sunshine Law booklet to reflect recent change in the law]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_Nixon_publishes_updated_Missouri_Sunshine_Law_booklet_to_reflect_recent_change_in_law/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_Nixon_publishes_updated_Missouri_Sunshine_Law_booklet_to_reflect_recent_change_in_law/</link><description><![CDATA[A new booklet published online and in print by Attorney General Jay Nixon contains the latest changes to Missouri's open meetings and records law, popularly known as the Sunshine Law. The 80-page booklet is available at no charge to state and local officials, members of the media, and the general public. Printed copies of the booklet can be ordered through the Attorney General's Web site at ago.mo.gov or by calling the Attorney General's office at 1-800-392-8222; the booklet also may viewed on the Web site.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Nixon hosts 11th ethics conference for more than 300 elected and appointed local government officials]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Local_government_officials_attend_ethics_conference/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Local_government_officials_attend_ethics_conference/</link><description><![CDATA[More than 300 elected and appointed local government officials from around Missouri attended an all-day conference on ethical and legal issues sponsored by Attorney General Jay Nixon today in Jefferson City. It was the 11th ethics conference the Attorney General has held since taking office in 1993, with more than 2,100 local government officials receiving training in that time.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local public officials invited to free conference on Ethics in Government, sponsored by Attorney General's Office]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/AG_encourages_public_officials_to_attend_ethics_conference/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/AG_encourages_public_officials_to_attend_ethics_conference/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon is encouraging public officials from across Missouri to attend a one-day conference on Ethics in Government in Jefferson City on July 10. The seminar is being offered at no charge by Nixon's office. Almost 400 public officials attended the last ethics conference Nixon held in January 2007.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:22:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine Week helps remind Missourians that the business of government needs to be open, Nixon says]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031708.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031708.htm</link><description><![CDATA[The observance of Sunshine Week during March 16-22 should remind Missouri citizens and government officials that the business of government needs to be open as much as possible, Attorney General Jay Nixon said today. This year also marks the 35th anniversary of Missouri’s Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2007 annual report from Attorney General Nixon highlights $20.84 generated or saved for every dollar office received]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031008c.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031008c.htm</link><description><![CDATA[The newly released annual report from Attorney General Jay Nixon highlights his office’s achievements for 2007, including saving or generating $20.84 for Missouri taxpayers for every dollar appropriated to the office. That savings figure is the highest since the office began determining the ratio of dollars saved to dollars received for its annual report in 2001.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon sues Christian County Commissioners to enforce Sunshine Law]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/011808b.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/011808b.htm</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon today filed a lawsuit against the three members of the Christian County Commission, alleging the commissioners violated the Missouri Sunshine Law when they appointed John Housley as county counselor.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent team looking into Sunshine Law, document retention practices is granted extension for investigation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/011508b.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/011508b.htm</link><description><![CDATA[The independent investigative team looking into multiple allegations that the Governor’s Office and the Office of Administration are not in compliance with Missouri’s records retention and Sunshine laws has requested, and has been granted, an extension of time to continue its investigation.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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