Money Without Measurements “Government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always finds a need for the money it gets.” – Ronald
Category: Senator Ed Emery
Audio: Sen. Emery Discusses Missouri’s Budget
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, discusses Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget. Missouri senators have approved their version of this blueprint, which will
Sen. Ed Emery’s Legislative Report for April 23, 2019
Character of Life “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” – Thomas
Audio: Sen. Emery Discusses Transportation Funding
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, discusses Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which would authorize the Office of Administration to execute and deliver a financing
Sen. Ed Emery’s Legislative Report for April 15, 2019
The Road to Compromise “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.” ― Otto von Bismarck, Prussian
Audio: Sen. Emery Discusses SB 292
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, discusses Senate Bill 292, legislation that seeks to modify provisions relating to elementary and secondary education. Several hours
Sen. Ed Emery’s Legislative Report for April 1, 2019
A Conflict of Ideas “Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into
Audio: Sen. Emery Discusses SB 8 & 74, SB 19 and SCR 3
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, discusses Senate Bill 8 and 74, legislation that seeks to allow courts to depart from a statutorily required
Audio: Sen. Emery Discusses First Half of 2019 Session
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, discusses some of the issues from the first half of the 2019 legislative session. After a week off,
Sen. Ed Emery’s Legislative Report for March 13, 2019
Education Choices “Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.” – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian educator and originator