by admin | Dec 12, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
A southeast Missouri lawmaker is optimistic her prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation will finally pass in 2020. State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, traveled to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday to file House bill 1693. During a...
by admin | Nov 30, 2019 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri lawmaker who serves on the House health committee is calling on the U.S. Senate to approve bipartisan “surprise billing” legislation. State Rep. Nick Schroer, R-O’Fallon, says he had to visit the emergency room this spring when he cut his...
by admin | Nov 28, 2019 | Education, News, Sports Features
A Missouri lawmaker is working to draft a House resolution that will criticize the NCAA for its sanctions against Mizzou athletics. State Rep. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, a Mizzou graduate, is the ranking Democrat on the House Higher Education Committee. He tells...
by admin | Oct 31, 2019 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
Members of Missouri’s congressional delegation in both parties are praising the decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to select Kansas City, Missouri as the site for two major USDA facilities. USDA announced its decision to relocate the...
by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
A southeast Missouri state lawmaker who has championed prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation for years hopes to pass it in her final year in the Missouri House. Missouri is the only state in the nation without a PDMP, which is an electronic database...