by admin | Dec 28, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, News
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who’s finishing her 16th and final year in Jefferson City is most proud of her successful team effort to prevent the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in her district from closing. The facility is operated by the Missouri Division of...
by admin | Aug 5, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
A veteran state lawmaker who’s been advocating for prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation for eight years has narrowly won a GOP Senate primary in southeast Missouri, by 141 votes. State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, defeated State Rep. Kathy...
by admin | Aug 2, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News
Two veteran Republican state lawmakers are facing off in a GOP primary on Tuesday in southeast Missouri, hoping to replace term-limited State Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau. State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, is facing State Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape...
by admin | May 13, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Legislation creating a Missouri prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is one step away from reaching the governor’s desk, after the House voted to give it final approval on Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City. The bipartisan House vote was 94-59. During...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, 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...
