by Mike Lear | Jul 12, 2011 | Politics / Govt
The Governor has signed a bill written in part because of grain dealership insolvencies that cost farmers 32 million dollars in 2009. Senator sponsor Brian Munzlinger of Williamstown hopes that language will help the Department of Agriculture’s inspectors keep...
by Mike Lear | Jul 11, 2011 | News
City Aldermen in the southwest Missouri town of Willard are expected to vote tonight on a measure to allow them to carry guns to council meetings. Alderman Ed Simmons proposed the measure. He says aldermen have been threatened. The law would include the mayor and...
by Mike Lear | Jul 11, 2011 | Education, Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
A bill signed by Governor Nixon is another step toward more fresh fruits and veggies for the state’s schoolchildren and inmates. It creates the Farm-To-Table Advisory Board, to look for ways to get local produce into the state’s schools and correctional...
by Mike Lear | Jul 8, 2011 | News
Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer is co-sponsoring a bill to have Mark Twain honored with a Commemorative Coin from the U.S. Mint. A surcharge added to the coins’ face value, production and design costs, would benefit four facilities that celebrate Twain’s...
by Mike Lear | Jul 7, 2011 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
The state’s Director of Agriculture thinks it might be time to take a look at how local levee districts do business. Jon Hagler says local levee district boards are generally not well-funded, yet are faced with a monumental task to protect lives and property. He...
