by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Agriculture, Elections, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting wants public input Tuesday morning from residents in the sprawling Eighth Congressional District, which covers 30 southern and southeast Missouri counties. The district has about 20,000 square miles. House...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Elections, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt
Health care has emerged as a major issue in southern Missouri’s Eighth Congressional district race between U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) and his Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis. The sprawling district includes 30 southern Missouri counties and about 20,000...
by admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A congressman who represents 30 counties in southern Missouri has seen five hospital closings in his sprawling district since 2016. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, describes the rural hospital closures as unacceptable. “Just because you live in a zip code...
