JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews March 1, 1855, the day Central Methodist College in Fayette was incorporated by the Missouri Legislature.
Finishing What We Started Over the past several weeks, a lot has been said about the supplemental budget for Missouri’s current fiscal year. The fiscal year for state government runs from July 1 through the following June 30. Each year, hundreds of …
Senate Moving Forward After several weeks of stalled activity on the Senate floor due to filibustering, legislation has once again begun to move through the state Legislature’s upper chamber. On Feb. 24, the Senate voted to send Senate Bill 672 to the …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 26, 1781, the day former Missouri Sen. and Gov. Abraham Williams was born.
Supplemental Budget Approved This past week, the first bill to cross the legislative finish line during the 2022 session reached the governor’s desk. House Bill 3014 authorizes supplemental appropriations to the current fiscal year budget. Unlike the …
On the Floor The Senate began the week by observing President’s Day this week. I took the time to reflect on some our nation’s greatest leaders and their work. While the work of the General Assembly has been disappointing at times, it is helpful to be …
First Bill of 2022 Passes The first bill passed during the 2022 session was signed by the governor. This week, the Senate approved House Bill 3014, which authorizes supplemental appropriations for the 2022 fiscal year budget. We pass at least one …
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, discusses Senate Bill 672, a measure that seeks to modify provisions relating to workforce development, and House Bill 3014, a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year. To download audio, …
Passing a Supplemental Budget The first bill passed by the General Assembly during the 2022 legislative session has now been signed into law. On Feb. 24, the governor signed House Bill 3014 shortly after both the Missouri Senate and House of …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Week in the Missouri Senate reviews House Bill 3014, an emergency supplemental budget for the current fiscal year; Senate Bill 660, legislation that seeks to establish the Show-Me Success Diploma Program, the Competency-Based …
Breaking the Logjam The past week in the Missouri Senate has brought significant accomplishment and incredible frustration. First, the good news. We finally broke through a logjam of filibusters that had brought Senate activity to a standstill. This week, …
Holding the Line The Senate has now perfected the first bill of the 2022 session, a renewal of the workforce incentive program, passed a resolution that would place an income tax rate cap before voters and approved a $4.6 billion supplemental budget. Among …
JEFFERSON CITY — Law enforcement officers would owe no Missouri state income tax on their salaries once legislation sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, is fully implemented. The legislation phases in a state income tax deduction for members of …
More legislation is making its way through the process. This week, my Senate Bill 741 was heard by the Missouri Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee. This measure creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act, which defends our …
We Must Protect Our Elections – Now The 2020 election was one of those watershed moments in American political history. It certainly has had consequences for the American people. Those consequences range from energy prices – the average price of a gallon …
Senator Elaine Gannon’s Capitol Report for Feb. 24, 2022 Hurry Up…and Wait! Following weeks of stalled floor discussions, cancelled hearings and weather-induced closings, nearly all of the chairs of standing Senate committees hurried to schedule hearings …
“Not of Words but of Deeds” “I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds…” These are the opening words of the FFA Creed, which gets recited by every young person who puts on that famous blue corduroy jacket. They …
Senator Williams Legislative Column for Feb. 24, 2022 Two Steps Forward The old adage, “Two steps forward, one step back,” perfectly describes the past couple of weeks in the Missouri Senate. Tasked with drawing new congressional maps to correspond with …
Senator Bill White’s Capitol Report for Feb. 24, 2022 Making Up for Lost Time The past few weeks have been marred by inclement weather and stalled discussions on the floor of the upper chamber, but we returned to Jefferson City on Feb. 22 determined to …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 24, 1870, the day both the College of Agriculture and the School of Mines and Metallurgy were established by the Missouri General Assembly.
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