In the roughly 200 years of Missouri being a state, only one person has ever held the offices of both Missouri House speaker and Senate president pro tem. That person is the late Ron Richard. The accomplishment has landed the Joplin Republican a spot in the Hall of...
A court fight is on between the Missouri House speaker, his chief of staff, and a longtime House staffer. House Chief Clerk Dana Rademan Miller has filed a lawsuit against Speaker Dean Plocher and his chief of staff, Rod Jetton, accusing them of retaliation, abuse of...
The so-called “Betsy Ross of Missouri” has joined 49 others in the Hall of Famous Missourians. Marie Watkins Oliver, of southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau, played a key role in designing and crafting the Missouri State Flag. During a ceremony today at the state...
A “personnel inquiry” and a “house ethics complaint” is still being looked into by the Missouri House Ethics Committee. The committee meetings are closed off to the public, and because of that, there is no official word on what the subject nature could be about....
Several Missouri legislative bills are awaiting Gov. Mike Parson’s decision, including two Republican priorities that would limit transgender healthcare and sports participation. A Columbia school board member with a transgender child has resigned and plans to move...
