Senate Returns from Spring Recess Ready for Second Half of Session Legislative News State lawmakers returned to Jefferson City this week, following the annual spring
Category: Columns
Sen. Dave Schatz’s Weekly Column for March 31
The Senate returned from Easter break ready to work. It was nice to have some time with family, but now begins the final, busy, seven
Sen. Ed Emery’s Legislative Report for March 25
Tories and Whigs (SJR39) This week an NPR station in Kansas City invited me to join a radio program that included two members of the
This Week’s Legislative Column from Senator Mike Cunningham
Highlights from the First Half of Session This week marked the halfway point for the Second Regular Session of the 98th General Assembly, and the
Senator Kurt Schaefer – Mid-Session Legislative Review
Legislative Highlights from the Missouri Senate Week of March 17, 2016 Last week, a group of students from the University of Missouri were recognized for
Sen. Dave Schatz: Mid-Session Review: Senate Stands Strong for a More Resilient Business Climate and Defends Citizens’ Rights
Session is already half over and the General Assembly has recessed a week for Easter break. The Senate has accomplished much in the last two
Senator Bob Onder – Mid-Session Review
Over the past two and a half months, the Missouri State Senate has been hard at work crafting and advancing legislation aimed at improving the
This Week’s Guest Column from Senator Will Kraus: Mid-Session Review
The Missouri General Assembly reached the unofficial halfway point in the 2016 legislative session this week. Over the past 2 ½ months, the Senate has
Senator Bob Onder Responds to Criticisms of Senate Joint Resolution 39
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate recently passed, with an overwhelming majority, Senate Joint Resolution 39, a resolution that will ask Missouri voters to approve a Constitutional
Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal: Fighting for the Voiceless
Democrats in the Senate staged a 39-hour filibuster last week to block the passage of an anti-gay bill that would enshrine discrimination into our state