by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor has vetoed three bills that easily passed the Legislature this year, all sponsored by lawmakers in his party. Governor Mike Parson (R) vetoed the bills on Friday morning, and outlined his concerns with them. One involves legislation requiring...
by admin | Jul 12, 2020 | Business, History, News, Transportation
The outgoing Senate Transportation Committee chairman says Missouri is not funding roads and bridges adequately. State Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, is leaving the Senate in January, due to term limits. He says Missouri’s gasoline tax needs to be increased,...
by admin | Jul 4, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
A Missouri lawmaker who chairs the bipartisan Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight is praising state transportation officials for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State Rep. Becky Ruth, R-Festus, notes the pandemic has had an impact of between $45...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri lawmakers heard new details on Thursday morning in Jefferson City about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT). That impact includes cuts. MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna testified before the bipartisan Joint...
by admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, News, Transportation
The Missouri House has voted to give final approval to bipartisan legislation in Jefferson City that involves a complicated state Supreme Court ruling about vehicle sales taxes. Wednesday’s vote was 126-21, and more than a dozen House Democrats voted for the...
