by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News
The state operating budget, a proposed supplemental budget and health-related bills will dominate attention in the second half of Missouri’s legislative session, including this week when lawmakers return to Jefferson City from spring break. The Missouri House...
by admin | Dec 2, 2020 | News
A veteran southeast Missouri lawmaker who is heading to the Senate in January has filed prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation for the ninth consecutive year. State Sen.-Elect Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, has filed a compromise bill that she says had...
by admin | Aug 5, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
A veteran state lawmaker who’s been advocating for prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation for eight years has narrowly won a GOP Senate primary in southeast Missouri, by 141 votes. State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, defeated State Rep. Kathy...
by admin | May 13, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Legislation creating a Missouri prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is one step away from reaching the governor’s desk, after the House voted to give it final approval on Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City. The bipartisan House vote was 94-59. During...
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...