by admin | Feb 1, 2008 | Politics / Govt
President Bush spends a good part of this Friday in the Kansas City area. It begins with a Presidential Proclamation in honor of American Heart Month, followed by a breakfast with business leaders. Bush then tours Hallmark Cards, where he’ll talk about the...
by admin | Dec 21, 2007 | Weather
Governor Blunt is asking President Bush to declare 42 counties hit by ice storms two weeks ago as disaster areas. The governor’s request says damage to public infrastructure in those areas totals at least $28 million.
by admin | Dec 12, 2007 | Weather
Federal aid will soon be on the way to Missouri to help the state recover from the severe winter storms. President Bush has granted Governor Matt Blunt’s request for federal assistance. The Governor got the word late Wednesday. Blunt has announced nine joint...
by admin | Nov 18, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Senator Bond says the importance of water projects to Missouri outweighed any loyalty to the president and led to his role in the first successful override of President Bush. Bond says the $1.95 billion in federal funds authorized for new locks on the upper...
by admin | Nov 8, 2007 | Politics / Govt
President Bush’s veto of WRDA – the Water Resources Development Act – has been overridden by Congress. The Senate has voted 79-14 in favor of the override, with Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) voting to override and Senator McCaskill (D-MO)...