Category: Senator Denny Hoskins

Looking Toward Session The Second Regular Session of Missouri’s 101st General Assembly convenes on Jan. 5 and will continue through May 13. In just a

The Greatest Gift at Christmas There’s an old Christmas song with a classic line: “Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, will find it hard

Turkey and Blessings The groceries are bought, the turkey has thawed and the house is picked up in anticipation of guests arriving for the holiday

Honoring America’s Veterans “The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Students of history will instantly recognize this as the moment in

We Will Never Forget Never forget! These were the words Americans spoke in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington,

In Defense of Innocent Lives This week, the General Assembly passed legislation to renew Missouri’s Federal Reimbursement Allowance program. The FRA is a critical component

Committed to Agriculture In the weeks following the adjournment of the General Assembly in May, I’ve had an opportunity to travel around the 21st Senatorial

Down to the Wire It’s the final week of the 2021 legislative session and we’re coming down to the wire. There’s a mad rush to

Bringing Your Tax Dollars Home The General Assembly’s attention was focused on the budget this week as we worked toward a 6 p.m. Friday deadline

Fighting the Fight This week one of the most anticipated bills of the 2021 legislative session came up for debate in the Senate chamber. The

Focusing on the Budget There is only one thing the Missouri Constitution requires of the State Legislature: We must pass a balanced budget. As a

Honoring UCM I was honored this week to welcome a delegation from the University of Central Missouri to the Capitol. During their visit, I presented

Supporting Our Troops This week, the General Assembly sent the second completed bill of the 2021 legislative session to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 2,

Moving Legislation Forward The Legislature returned to Jefferson City this week following a one-week spring recess. During our time away from the Capitol, I was

A Mid-Session Recap The Missouri General Assembly is on spring recess this week, so there was no legislative activity at the State Capitol. Most senators

A Taxing Week Ahead of Recess For myself, the past week felt like “win-some, lose-some” in the Missouri Senate. I was in the minority voting

Perfecting Education Savings As we near the half-way mark in the 2021 legislative session a number of important bills continue to be heard in committee,

Busy Days and Late Night The Missouri Senate began the week with a late night. On Monday, we took up a proposal to increase the

Legislative Progress Continues The Senate has sent the governor the first “truly agreed and finally passed” bill of the 2021 session. House Bill 16, a

Protecting Small Business The past year has been tough for business, and the future remains uncertain as COVID-19 continues to impact our communities. Although each

The State of the State Typically one of the best-attended events of any legislative session, the annual State of the State Address was entirely different

The Legislative Process Begins With a delayed start due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, the Missouri Senate hit the ground running

New Beginnings The second week of the 2021 legislative session was much more focused on practical legislative matters than in some past years, when the

The 101st General Assembly Begins This week, legislators returned to the Capitol for the start of the 101st General Assembly. Activity in the Senate got

Extra Session Ends, Pre-Filing Begins This week, the Missouri Senate completed the task the governor put before us when he called the Legislature back to