Opinions
Nearly a month after Joe Biden promised unity, the division in our country has only grown deeper thanks to the partisan actions of Washington Democrats. They are bending the rules to push a massive bailout package through Congress while at the same time trying to impeach a President who has...
The Legislative Process in Jefferson City is similar to a freight train. When the engine starts up the train is barely moving but as time passes, it picks up speed and eventually becomes moving so fast it becomes a blur.
In my few short weeks here, that train is already moving quickly.
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With a month now already gone by in session, business at the Capitol has ramped up. Much of my time earlier in the year is concentrated on the state budget. Later in the report, I’ll also highlight a few other important issues being talked about in the news.
I’m working in the Budget...
What a great week at the Capitol! I was proud to Co-sponsor HB 85 the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act that protects us as state citizens and our firearms. Unfortunately, the present administration in Washington DC is bent on taking away our 2nd Amendment Rights. This bill will protect our rights...
Last weekend, I took a drive over to West Plains to visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic conducted by the Missouri National Guard in cooperation with local health officials. I’m not eligible to receive the vaccine yet myself so I didn’t get a shot, but I wanted to see how these mass vaccination...
Dear Editor:
Christians and Evangelicals, do you support the President whose faith and devotion allowed him to persevere through unspeakable tragedy and loss; who has been devoted to his wife and children; who believes that all persons are equal, and we should love our neighbors as ourselves;...
Dear Editor-
I'm writing about the Direct Support Crisis happening in our state.
I'm a mom of a son who receives developmental disability services from Easterseals Midwest. Right now, organizations like Easterseals are in a staffing crisis that only the Missouri General Assembly can...
Dear Editor:
There is a general call for unity after the attempted coup at our nation's capitol. Creating unity needs to start with our Republican elected officials jointly signing a statement that renounces "the big lie." Instead we have a few Republican elected officials continuing to support...
It would be an obvious understatement to say that 2020 was a strange year for the Greater West Plains Chamber of Commerce but I am going to say it anyway – 2020 was a strange year! The pandemic has had a tremendous impact on everyone. COVID-19 took lives, damaged businesses, and disrupted things...
Two years ago, I launched a renewed effort to fight fraud and abuse in government by creating the Public Corruption and Fraud Division in my office. In every corner of the state, we've shown that exposing wrongdoing by public officials not only helps recover tax dollars for citizens, it puts...