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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The House moved to forgive unemployment overpayments this week by passing HBs 1083, 1085, 1050, 1036, 873, and 1097. During the historic COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of Missourians were forced to apply for unemployment benefits to cover their rent, mortgages, utilities...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office filed a felony complaint against Robert B. Williams, 49, for allegedly defrauding a consumer in connection with his business, Xtreme Concrete & Outdoor Living as well as making threats to the consumer....
Perfecting Education Savings
As we near the half-way mark in the 2021 legislative session a number of important bills continue to be heard in committee, while others are being brought up for deliberation in the Senate chamber. Monday was the last day to submit new Senate bills, so any new proposals...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion bailout bill.
“We can’t afford to mortgage our children’s future to pay for this wasteful bailout bill that’s loaded with pork,” said Graves. “Less than 10 percent...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – Another week in Jefferson City was full of meetings, committee hearings, and intense floor debate.
This week my fellow House colleagues voted to pass House Bill 349, a piece of legislation that would create scholarship accounts for families that wish to pull their children from...
Preliminary reporting for 2020 indicates Missouri traffic fatalities increased by 12% compared to the previous year. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 989 lives were lost in Missouri traffic crashes in 2020 - up from 881 in 2019.
Despite traffic volumes in the state being...
The Missouri Senate began the week with a late night. On Monday, we took up a proposal to increase the penalties for protestors who block traffic. We worked on the legislation until well past midnight before finally perfecting Senate Bill 26. In addition to making unlawful traffic interference a...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (February 11, 2021) -- State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued a statement after Mary Lou Browning, the former clerk for the City of Coffey, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution. A 2018 audit of Coffey found the former clerk failed to make deposits,...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – It was a busy week in Jefferson City! I spent my days trying to stay warm while moving in and out of committee hearings, meetings, and Floor debate. Much of the Floor discussion was spent talking about how we can improve the administrative process for Missouri farmers.
The...
(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson signed HB 16 into law, which provides more than $324 million in funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).
“HB 16 will provide much needed assistance to tenants and landlords across the state. COVID-19’s economic impacts have...
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