by Alisa Nelson | Jul 30, 2021 | Education, Legislature, News
State Senator Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, wants Dr. Margie Vandeven out as state education commissioner. In Missouri, curriculum and accompanying instructional practices, materials, and textbooks are decided upon at the local level – not at the state level. But...
by admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Legislature, News
Missouri’s state auditor used a Tuesday press conference in Jefferson City to call on Governor Mike Parson (R) and the GOP-controlled state legislature to create a new budget tool to ensure the state is prepared for a recession. The governor’s chief of...
by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Elections, Legislature, News, Transportation
Missouri’s lieutenant governor has made it official, announcing Monday evening in Jefferson City that he’s seeking a four-year term in November 2020. Mike Kehoe (R) made the announcement before a few hundred people at Memorial Park. “Tonight, I stand...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 21, 2017 | Elections, Legislature, News
The Missouri Legislature’s special session underway that aims to strengthen abortion clinic regulations has been a tough fight for pro-choice advocates. NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri is against the proposed changes to the state’s abortion laws. Despite the organization’s...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 16, 2017 | Legislature, News
A video of state Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, killing a chicken has received more than 41,000 views on Facebook and is circulating among local and national media. In the video, Moon says Republican Governor Eric Greitens is taking him away from farm work to return for...
