by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | History, News
The Missouri House on Wednesday elected State Rep. Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, as the first House Speaker in state history from eastern Missouri’s Arnold. Vescovo was first elected to the House in 2014, and is starting his fourth term. The 2021 legislative session...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Health / Medicine, History, News
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City on Wednesday for the start of the 2021 session. Both the Senate and House will gavel-in at noon. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be the major issue again this session, like 2020. Missouri’s current operating...
by admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s House Speaker anticipates that the governor will expand his special session call to include COVID-19 liability. Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, made his comments to Missourinet, during a Tuesday afternoon interview in his Capitol office in...
by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Education, History, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Friday is the 20th anniversary of the deadly plane crash that killed then-Governor Mel Carnahan (D), his son Randy and campaign aide Chris Sifford. Their plane crashed during a storm and fog in the small town of Goldman, in eastern Missouri’s Jefferson County....
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The top three Republican leaders in Missouri’s GOP-controlled House say they intend to simplify the process during the special session on violent crime, with single-subject bills. All Missouri House committee hearings originally scheduled for Wednesday and...