There will be a new Number Two in the Missouri Senate next month. Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, was selected by his GOP colleagues to take over as Majority Floor Leader. It’s a powerful position, as he’ll get to decide which bills reach the Missouri Senate floor...
State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, is voicing displeasure after the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) unanimously chose Ed Hassinger to be the new director for the Missouri Department of Transportation. “We have bureaucrats running...
Despite voters overturning Missouri’s near-total abortion ban, Republican leaders in the state Legislature are promising to push back. Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, argues against the notion that “the voters have spoken.” “To say that the voters have...
Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, is not happy that the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requiring private electric utility companies to move residential customers to time-based rates. She calls out Chairman Scott Rupp and says that...
Following the news that the Independence School District near Kansas City became the largest in the state to move to a four-day school week, lawmakers have been working behind the scenes to go back to a traditional five-day academic week. State Sen. Doug Beck, a...
