by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | History, News, Politics / Govt
The 92nd and newest facility in Missouri’s state parks system is the Sappington African American Cemetery state historic site in west-central Missouri’s Saline County, near Arrow Rock. The cemetery is located in the district of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver...
by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Business, News, Transportation
Missouri’s Senate leader says there are currently $10 billion in unfunded transportation projects across the state. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) has been working on transportation funding for the entire 11 years he’s served in the...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News
A Kansas City state senator who’s a member of Missouri’s Legislative Black Caucus opposes a special session on the issue of Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) funding. Four Northland Kansas City-area GOP lawmakers have asked Governor Mike Parson (R) to...
by admin | Jun 13, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s House Budget Committee chairman says progress has been made on a key funding mechanism for Missouri Medicaid, and he’s asking the governor to call a special session by the end of the month. The issue involves the federal reimbursement allowance...
by admin | Jun 13, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
A freshman state lawmaker who represents a district in far southern Missouri passed landmark prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation in his first year in Jefferson City. State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Twin Bridges) represents Douglas, Ozark and Taney...