by Alisa Nelson | Aug 31, 2023 | Legislature, Military, News
On November 9, 1861, the first edition of the Stars and Stripes military newspaper was printed in Bloomfield. A new Missouri law will create the “Stars and Stripes Historic Region” with markings and signs along the I-55 corridor in eastern and southeastern Missouri....
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 14, 2023 | Legislature, News, Sports Features
Last week, state Sen. President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, said the odds are not good on a sports betting bill passing in the Senate this session. This week, state Rep. Dan Houx, R-Warrensburg, signaled that there might be a breakthrough soon. Houx and Sen....
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 3, 2023 | Legislature, Military, News
Giving veterans the honor they deserve and honoring the U.S. military members who did not come home. That’s what State Representative Dave Griffith, R-Jefferson City, said he wants to do. Griffith is proposing to create the Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 20, 2022 | Legislature, Military, News, Show Me Today
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Representative Dave Griffith, click below. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says Missouri’s veteran suicide rate is significantly higher than the national average. In 2019, 188 Missouri veterans died by suicide. The...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 6, 2022 | Economy, Elections, Legislature, News, Show Me Today
Missouri taxpayers could be in store for a tax cut beginning in January. Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a proposed $500 million rebate plan for some taxpayers and plans to instead call a special session sometime this year to have lawmakers work on reducing the income tax...