by admin | May 23, 2024 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson has given his signature of approval to an education package that would expand tax credits for private schooling, allow Boone County to open charter schools, and restrict four-day school weeks, among other things. The plan would require districts with...
by admin | May 7, 2024 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson has signed a pair of education bills into law. Senate Bill 727 is sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, and House Bill 2287 is sponsored by Rep. Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters. The bills increase baseline teacher salary to $40,000...
by admin | Apr 2, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a proposed constitutional amendment on taxation. If approved by voters, the proposal from Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, would prevent the General Assembly from setting a state income tax rate above 5.5%. “It...
by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri House is considering a wide-ranging education package that recently passed the Senate. One aspect of that bill came from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program would encourage aspiring teachers to...
by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, has had enough. He has stripped the committee assignments and chairmanships of some Missouri Freedom Caucus members – Senators Denny Hoskins, Andrew Koenig, Rick Brattin, and Bill Eigel. Rowden said the...
