by Alisa Nelson | Apr 15, 2024 | History, News, Politics / Govt
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...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
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....
by Alisa Nelson | May 15, 2023 | News
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...
by Alisa Nelson | May 8, 2023 | Business, News
Missouri’s senior citizens are one step away from getting some tax relief. The state Legislature has passed a bipartisan tax relief plan for seniors. The bill would allow counties to freeze the property tax rates of Missouri seniors when the seniors turn 65. It would...
by Alisa Nelson | May 1, 2023 | Business, News, Transportation
A shortage of new vehicles has led to Missourians paying much higher annual property tax bill on their vehicles. Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, has a somewhat positive outlook on the legislature passing a fix this session. “I’m feeling more...