JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Senate’s Health and Pensions Committee heard legislation this week that will help the estimated 1 in 7 new moms experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression. SB 263, sponsored by State Senator Jill Schupp, D-District 24, […]
Clay calls First Step Act of 2018 “historic bipartisan legislation”
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri spoke in regards to the First Step Act of 2018 and its passage on Thursday. Clay called the act “historic bipartisan legislation [that] is a down payment on fixing America’s […]
RELEASE: Blunt, McCaskill applaud unanimous Senate passage of resolution honoring ill and injured service members and their families
Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill today commended Senate passage of their legislation designating May 1, 2018, as Silver Star Service Banner Day. The measure passed the Senate by unanimous consent yesterday. Blunt and McCaskill have introduced similar legislation […]
Clayton Times Interview: Representative Joe Adams
We had the chance to sit with Rep. Joe Adams, D-University City, to discuss the current political climate not only in the state of Missouri but also on the national level. Adams has been involved in state politics for nearly […]
Senate, Governor look to reform Missouri taxes, but which version will advance?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Nearly every Republican in an elected office can agree that modifying or changing the existing tax structure is beneficial to improving the lives of Missourians and making the Show-Me State more attractive to businesses. But the […]
RELEASE: Missouri Trial Attorney Craig O’Dear Launches 2018 U.S. Senate Exploratory Committee
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Missouri trial attorney Craig O’Dear today announced an exploratory committee to consider a campaign to represent all Missourians in the United States Senate. If he decides to run, O’Dear would challenge incumbent Democratic […]
How should Missouri assess state utility regulation?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Are the rankings of state utility commissions by the Regulatory Research Associates (RRA) still a valid assessment of the state’s regulation? That was the question Sen. Ed Emery posed to the Midwest Energy Consumers Group (MECG) […]
Election Night 2017: Cierpiot surges to victory in SD 8 special
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Election Day has officially come and passed, and there will now be two new members joining the Missouri Legislature. But the biggest headline from Election Day across Missouri is Rep. Mike Cierpiot now becoming Senator-elect Cierpiot, […]
Senate censures Chappelle-Nadal, but leaves door open for later expulsion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Senate has taken action to discipline the embattled Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, though Republicans failed in their attempt to corral enough votes to expel her, something they had been threatening for weeks. The Missouri Legislature’s […]
Parson calls for special session to oust Chappelle-Nadal and restore in-home care budget cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is calling on the Missouri Legislature to call themselves to a special session to address the issue of how to restore funding to the in-home service cuts to more than 8,000 senior, […]