by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
The 163-member Missouri House and its staff members will be encouraged to wear masks when they return to the Statehouse in Jefferson City on Monday. The House will gavel-in Monday at noon, and will be debating the budget. “We have supplied all members and staff...
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News
The Missouri Legislature voted Wednesday in Jefferson City to approve a historic $6.2 billion emergency relief package to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed at least 58 Missourians and has cost thousands of jobs across the state. The Senate approved the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri House will return to Jefferson City Wednesday afternoon, to debate and vote on the unprecedented proposed $5.8 billion supplemental budget, to battle the COVID-19 outbreak. Missouri House Budget Director Dan Haug testified Tuesday before the Senate...
by admin | Mar 19, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Senate leader is optimistic that state lawmakers can approve a balanced budget by the constitutional deadline of early May. The Senate was not in session this week in Jefferson City, and is out next week for its regularly-scheduled spring break. Missouri...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s House Speaker says “remote” floor sessions are not a possibility for the 163-member chamber. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, was asked about the issue by a Capitol reporter on Thursday, due to concerns about coronavirus....