February 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller has announced that he is running for Secretary of State. Winner of the Sunshine Hero Award for 2022, Shane Schoeller has long championed election transparency and election security reforms.   “Free elections are the foundation of our Republic,” Schoeller said. “It’s been an honor to serve as […]

This week in the Missouri Senate, I had the opportunity to present a legislative proposal I believe could lighten one burden off of Missourians in a moment of trauma. Senate Bill 198 provides a one-time waiver of the fee for a duplicate copy of a birth certificate for victims of domestic violence. I speak from personal experience

February 10, 2023 It’s no secret that Joe Biden struggles with the truth. Throughout his career, he’s made up stories and invented facts to help win support for his political agenda. But during his State of the Union address, I was still taken aback by just how many lies he told to mislead the American

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to protect children, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to Trish Lollo, President of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Andrew Martin, Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, urging the institutions to halt prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to new patients at the Transgender

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has been awarded a recruitment and retention grant to help bolster employment at the state’s seven Veterans Homes. The Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes grant through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allows for a one-time differential of $920.42 to be paid to

JEFFERSON CITY – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Missouri has fallen from the previous number. This week 3,308 new cases were reported by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. There were fewer than 10 new cases in Ste. Genevieve County. That is about 28 per 100,000 population. There were fewer than