Category: Senator Holly Rehder

Giving Thanks As a child attending elementary school, I learned about the first Thanksgiving and how the Pilgrims of Plymouth gathered with members of a

The Truth About Vaccines There’s an old saying that holds “bad information can travel halfway around the world before the truth puts on its shoes.”

Cutting Taxes and Helping Farmers A couple of weeks ago, I updated you on the extra legislative session called by the governor. We wrapped the

A Halftime Report This week, I was back at the State Capitol with my colleagues for an extra legislative session called by the governor. I’d

Saving Children From Traffickers Early in June of this year, federal authorities arrested 32 individuals in Missouri and Kansas and charged them with sexual trafficking

Dial 988 in Times of Crisis Every American knows the three-digit phone number to reach police and fire services. When we dial 911 anywhere in

Protecting Survivors Seeing a bill signed by the governor and become a law is a rewarding and satisfying experience for any legislator. It’s incredibly difficult

A New Approach to Homelessness Six thousand, five hundred. That’s how many people are homeless in Missouri on any given day, according to the U.S.

The Session Ends The 2022 legislative session has come to a close. It was a contentious four and half months but, in the end, we

An Eventful Week We had an incredibly eventful week this past week in the Missouri Senate as we finalized the operating budget for the 2023

If you’ve driven through Kansas City or St. Louis, more likely than not you have seen individuals sleeping on the sidewalk or experiencing episodes of

Budget Work Continues Last week, the full Senate took up and passed revisions to Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget recommended by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Three Weeks to Go We’re rapidly approaching the end of the 2022 legislative session. May 6 is the constitutional deadline for passing a balanced state

Easter Reflections Easter is a time of renewal. As we turn our thoughts to the resurrection of Christ, we’re reminded that he is our example.

When Things Don’t Make Sense When I first came to the Senate, I vowed to learn the ways of Missouri’s upper legislative chamber and figure

Great News, Bad News I have some great things to report this week, and some not so great things. I am incredibly pleased my Senate

It’s Time to Do the Work After enduring weeks of what I have charitably referred to as “shenanigans” in the Missouri Senate, I finally reached

Standing with Parents It’s hard to imagine anything good coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but if there’s one positive, it may be that a

Breaking the Logjam The past week in the Missouri Senate has brought significant accomplishment and incredible frustration. First, the good news. We finally broke through

An Avalanche of Opposition It was a short but remarkable week at the Capitol. The Senate adjourned early due to our incoming snowstorm. Cutting this

Looking Past Redistricting This was supposed to be redistricting week in the Missouri Senate, but things didn’t turn out quite as planned. Last week, the

A Great Start to Session It’s January, and the Legislature is back at work in Jefferson City. It’s only the second week of session and

The Greatest Gift Christmas is upon us, and there are so many things to do. Between decorating, baking, shopping for gifts (not to mention wrapping