by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The top three Republican leaders in Missouri’s GOP-controlled House say they intend to simplify the process during the special session on violent crime, with single-subject bills. All Missouri House committee hearings originally scheduled for Wednesday and...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | Business, Education, History, News
A former Missouri state senator and representative who championed disability rights has died, after suffering a heart attack. Former State Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, died this morning at the age of 55, according to his wife, Kate. She posted on Facebook that he...
by admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City next week to vote on a key supplemental budget, which includes millions of dollars in federal funds to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says senators will come back on...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 13, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Legislature is working on a more than $30 billion state budget for the fiscal year beginning in July. Lawmakers are crafting a balanced budget they are required to pass in early May. Now they are faced with the effects of COVID-19, often referred to as...
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s Senate Majority Leader says he’s working with state health officials and leaders in mid-Missouri’s Boonville in an effort to reopen a hospital which closed last week. Pinnacle Regional Hospital is located in the district of State Sen....