by Anthony Morabith | Apr 19, 2024 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would treat gold and silver as money. The legislation from Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, would allow businesses to accept gold and silver as payment. His bill would also require state government...
by Anthony Morabith | Apr 9, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s nearly $51 billion state budget proposal is under consideration in the Senate. The spending proposal would widen I-44 to six lanes in Springfield, Joplin, and Rolla. It also includes a 3.2% pay increase for state workers and it would boost funding for...
by Anthony Morabith | Apr 2, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Senate is considering an anti-red flag law proposal. The bill would prevent guns being taken away from anyone because of a court order or federal protection order. Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, called his bill the Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act. “What...
by Anthony Morabith | Mar 29, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The state Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would create a prescribed pediatric extended-care center license issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). The bill from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, focuses on providing...
by Anthony Morabith | 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...