by Ashley Byrd | Oct 20, 2021 | News, Politics / Govt
State Representative Tom Hannegan died today from a stroke. Hannegan, a 51-year-old Republican from St. Charles, was elected to the House in 2016. Hannegan was chairman of the House Local Government Committee and served on the Children and Families Committee as well...
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
State officials say the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) has paid more than $2 billion in unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. DOLIR Director Anna Hui says initial unemployment claims have dropped from about 100,000 in late...
by admin | May 21, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Two state lawmakers from eastern Missouri’s St. Charles County have worked with a former Missouri State Defense Force member to secure 3,000 protective face shields for health care workers across the state. House Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon,...
by admin | Feb 20, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
A Missouri congressman whose district includes the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers is worried about possible flooding again this spring. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, expressed his concerns during an interview with Missourinet this week in Jefferson...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | News
He said less than a week ago that he didn’t trust polls that said he was trailing in the GOP primary race for U.S. Senate. On election night, Congressman Todd Akin’s mistrust proved right. Akin received more than 217-thousand votes, to more than...