Missouri’s governor to sign higher education bill, which includes top priority for Mizzou football coach Drinkwitz (AUDIO)

by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | Legislature, News, Sports Features

Bipartisan name, image and likeness legislation that’s a top priority for University of Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz will be signed into law Tuesday by Governor Mike Parson (R). The provision is included in a large higher education bill, which is...

Missouri Senate cancels session all week due to snow and ice; winter storm warning continues in Bootheel

by admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather

The statewide winter storm hitting the Show-Me State has caused the Missouri Senate to cancel session for this week in Jefferson City. The Senate and House had already canceled session for Monday, due to the snowstorm and the dangerously cold temperatures. Senate...

Snow forces Missouri House and Senate to cancel Monday session; Rowden emphasizes safety

by admin | Feb 14, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather

A winter storm in Missouri that began Sunday and will continue into Monday has caused state legislative leaders in both chambers to cancel session for Monday in Jefferson City. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, announced Sunday on Twitter that because...

Missouri Amendment 3 debate centers around a nonpartisan demographer

by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Elections, Legislature, News

Both sides in the debate on Missouri’s Amendment 3 November ballot measure presented their case to voters Wednesday evening, in a virtual forum hosted by Springfield’s Drury University. Missourians approved “Clean Missouri” in 2018, which...

Missouri PDMP debate personal for Rehder: Don’t judge “unless you’ve walked a mile in their moccasins”

by admin | May 11, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Legislature, 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...