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It’s been busy at the Capitol, but because of the snow storm, things have slowed down a lot the past few days. Over the past week, we’ve held several hearings on a variety of bills, and I’ll talk about four bills that I’ve been working hard to get passed.
First, this past week I filed HB 2599....
The decision of Missouri's legislative leaders to send members home because of the impending snow storm reminded me the last time a winter storm of such magnitude disrupted the legislature.
Like this year, it was the first week in February of 2011.
But unlike this year, legislators back then...
"Then will appear the 'sign of the Son of Man' in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four...
What has happened to our nation? Last year you published my opinion on the Biden Administration and my concerns with it. I had cautioned that due to Keystone being shut down, and removal of exploration and oil production on govt. land, that energy prices would go up, and that everything would cost...
It was an eventful week in the Missouri Senate, with committees taking testimony on proposed legislation, spirited discussions about congressional redistricting on and off the Senate floor, the opportunity for my office to participate in a special meeting focused on workforce development and a...
The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission recently approved a final state redistricting plan. The final plan, which was approved unanimously by all 20 commission members, is the first plan approved by a House Commission since 1991. The final redistricting plan has an overall difference...
"And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for...
Governor Mike Parson delivered the 2022 State of the State Address to the Missouri General Assembly.
Following a recap of 2021 and Missouri's Bicentennial year, Governor Parson proclaimed that Missouri is strong today and will be even stronger tomorrow.
Governor Parson's speech focused on...
One of the most anticipated events of the legislative session is the governor’s State of the State address. This week, the General Assembly gathered in a joint session to hear the governor present his legislative priorities and budget requests for the coming year. Consistent with his previous...
This column is prompted by a question from a long-time statehouse observer as to why Missouri's legislature has become so divided.
My answer involved the number of changes in the statehouse over the decades.
A major cause has been the deep and growing ideological divide for the public and...