Featured - The Missouri Times
WEBSep 29, 2024 — Lawsuit questions whether Missouri can legally appropriate $15 million to Hannibal’s Hospital. A new lawsuit has been filed against the Department of Social Services revolving around an appropriation of $15 million for the development of a radiation oncology center in Kirksville, Missouri.
Missouri State Assistance for Housing Relief Program opens
WEBFeb 16, 2021 — Missouri Housing Development Commission is excited to announce that applications for the Missouri State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) Program are now open. The state of Missouri’s new rental assistance program using funding through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) was passed by …
Up Close and Personal with Rep. Rocky Miller - The Missouri Times
WEBJul 3, 2017 — Up Close and Personal with Rep. Rocky Miller. By Benjamin Peters on July 3, 2017. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As the day draws nearer for the election of the next Majority Floor Leader, the Missouri Times reached out to the three candidates seeking that seat to ask them a few questions about why they’re running. First up is Rep. Rocky Miller.
New Missouri House map unanimously approved by bipartisan …
WEBJan 20, 2022 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The bipartisan commission tasked with redrawing Missouri’s 163 House districts has finalized a new map — that will leave eight incumbents drawn in the same districts.. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved the new map Wednesday — the same day the House gave final approval to a congressional redistricting map.
Missouri reforms foster system, expanding rights for parents and …
WEBJul 13, 2020 — Both bills reform Missouri’s foster care system and expand the rights of foster children and parents. The bills allow foster parents access to medical records, allow for non-expiring child care licenses, require a risk assessment within 72 hours of a report of abuse or neglect in a foster home, create temporary alternative placement ...
Missouri Sheriffs form new lobbying group: ‘We can no longer sit …
WEBMar 13, 2020 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new coalition of Missouri sheriffs has formed in an effort to “take an assertive stand” in the Capitol.. The Missouri Sheriffs United, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit launched this week as a lobbying arm of the Missouri Sheriff’s Association.And they already have a handful of priorities to tackle with the General Assembly, from cutting down on the “backlog” the state ...
Missouri gun group says Greitens should apologize for anti-SAPA …
WEBDec 3, 2021 — In a lengthy video, Aaron Dorr of the Missouri Firearms Coalition implored Greitens to apologize to grassroots gun owners and the Republican bill sponsors, Rep. Jered Taylor and Sen. Eric Burlison, calling his comments “virtually unforgivable.”. Dorr also pushed back against the arguments that SAPA defunds the police or prevents work with ...
Next Steps: CaseNet records changes - The Missouri Times
WEBJul 8, 2019 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While he believes Missouri’s court case management system is one of the best in the nation, Rep. Bruce DeGroot thinks there can be some improvements to it — something he’s deemed a priority for next session.. CaseNet allows the general public to search most court records, from docket entries to judgments to charges filed in courts that have implemented the ...
Bill Owen, Greene County banker, makes bid for Missouri House
WEBJul 17, 2019 — A banker in Greene County is throwing his hat in the race to represent his community in the Missouri House. Bill Owen is making a bid for HD 131, a seat currently held by term-limited GOP Rep. Sonya Anderson. The cornerstones of his proposed legislative agenda are improving economic development …
Parson signs HB 85 establishing Second Amendment Preservation …
WEBBy Press Release on June 12, 2021. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Today, Governor Mike Parson signed HB 85 into law, establishing the Second Amendment Preservation Act in Missouri. “Throughout my law enforcement career and now as Governor of the state of Missouri, I have and always will stand for the Constitution …