By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• May 24, 2023
In a Columbia parking lot on the afternoon of May 17, there was a reminder of Christmas.
It wasn’t leftover decorations or early preparations for a summer “Christmas in July” sale. It was the...
The House gave initial approval April 17 to a bill that would reinstate the presidential preference primary in Missouri.
The bill was amended to establish that the primary will take place on “the...
By Brooke Muckerman, Columbia Missourian/Missouri Independent
• March 27, 2023
Missouri Republicans are making a push to allow firearms to be carried inside religious establishments and lessen restrictions on access to firearms.
House Bill 485, heard in the House Emerging Issues...
Incumbent Rep. Michael O’Donnell, R-Oakville, is being challenged for the 95th District Missouri House seat representing Oakville by Ann Zimpfer, a newcomer to public office. The election is Tuesday,...
A little over a week into the 2022 Missouri General Assembly and lawmakers are hard at work in Jefferson City trying to pass their sponsored legislation.
Among South County legislators, school policy,...
South County businessman Brad Christ announced Aug. 4 his bid for the State House seat of the 96th District.
The seat was recently left open by Republican David Gregory of Sunset Hills after he announced...
The Mehlville Board of Education started a legislative advocacy committee this year to stay up to date on bills and legislation being considered by the Missouri General Assembly that could affect public...
State representatives Michael O’Donnell and Jim Murphy held a joint town hall at Royale Orleans last month to discuss the highlights and lowlights of the 2021 legislative session from their perspectives.
O’Donnell,...
Rep. Jim Murphy has had a busy legislative session in 2021 working on state oversight on public-health orders and setting up a mass vaccination event while also conducting a series of food drives in South...
Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, has set her sights on Missouri’s upper chamber, announcing last month that she will be running for state Senate in 2022.
It is not yet known exactly what Senate...
