by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Education, News
A veteran state lawmaker from southeast Missouri will file a resolution this week, aimed at blocking proposed pay increases for state lawmakers and for statewide elected officials. State Rep. Andrew McDaniel, R-Deering, was first elected to the Missouri House in 2014,...
by admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Senate leader says two state senators and a Senate staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, says the full Senate plans to return to Jefferson City next week. “I haven’t...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Legislation that would create a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is now heading to a Missouri House-Senate conference committee in Jefferson City, for negotiations. Missouri is the only state in the nation without a PDMP, which is an electronic database...
by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor wants lawmakers to focus on the state operating budget during the final few weeks of the 2020 session, and GOP legislative leaders in both chambers say that is their top priority. During a media briefing last week, Missourinet asked Governor...
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...
