by Alisa Nelson | Aug 7, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
After twelve hours of floor work Thursday, the Missouri Senate has given preliminary approval to a special session bill intended to crackdown on violent crime. Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back in to pass a package that would create a witness protection fund and...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 29, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
A Missouri Senate committee is reviewing a plan that aims to help reduce the state’s violent crime rate. Sen. Doug Libla, the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee chairman, is sponsoring the bill the Legislature is tasked with passing during the...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 11, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Legislature, News, Transportation
State Senators debated last night about a proposed two-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase. Bill sponsor Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, also wants to boost the tax on diesel from 17 to 23 cents per gallon. “Have you ever heard the term penny wise and a pound foolish,”...
