by Marshall Griffin | Nov 17, 2023 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
More than $8 billion have now been forwarded to public education throughout the state by the Missouri Lottery. That milestone was reached Friday when the Lottery office transferred just over $35 million made from ticket sales in October into the Lottery Proceeds Fund....
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The governor has called a special legislative session to extend a key funding mechanism for Missouri’s Medicaid program, warning that failure to extend the FRA would cost Missouri about $591 million in fiscal year 2022. The FRA is the state’s Federal...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, Elections, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The Missouri House on Wednesday elected the first Speaker in state history from eastern Missouri’s Arnold. House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, was elected Speaker on his 44th birthday, with his wife Amanda and their five children in the chamber in Jefferson...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who served for 14 years in Jefferson City is most proud of her ability to build relationships. State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, served all 14 years in the minority party. Her final day in the Senate was New Year’s Eve. She...
by admin | Dec 8, 2020 | Business, Education, Entertainment, Legislature, News, Sports Features
A veteran Missouri lawmaker has pre-filed legislation that would authorize sports wagering. The bill from State Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, would allow you to place wagers on Missouri’s 13 licensed riverboat casinos and on the internet. “They would...