by admin | Apr 17, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, Legislature, News, Sports Features
Bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting sports referees, officials and umpires will be heard Monday afternoon by a Missouri House committee in Jefferson City. The House General Laws Committee will hear testimony Monday at 5 p.m. from State Rep. Jerome Barnes...
by admin | Nov 19, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
Missouri’s outgoing House Speaker says life issues and the largest tax cut in state history are some of his biggest successes in the Legislature. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, was first elected to the House in 2012. He’s finishing his eighth...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Legislation requiring Missouri’s Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. State Rep. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, filed “Hailey’s Law” in response to the 2014 kidnapping,...
by admin | May 20, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation
The Missouri House Speaker describes the 2019 legislative session as the most successful policy session he’s seen in his seven years in the Legislature. Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, tells Capitol reporters the Legislature passed 94 bills that are now on...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Legislature has approved an approximately $29.7 billion state operating budget, one that prevents undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition. The state Constitution requires Missouri lawmakers to approve a balanced budget by today....
