Drawing New Congressional Districts The Missouri Senate has reached an impasse on the proposed maps outlined in House Bill 2117, and its companion, Senate Bill 663. In lieu of the correspondence from our community and the large amount of misinformation that is being spread, I wanted to explain why the “6-2” map is the constitutional, […]
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House Approves Bills to Protect Missourians from Burdensome Vaccine Mandates (HB 1686 and HB 2358 & 1485) We gave first-round approval to two bills designed to protect Missourians from mandates that would take away their right to decide whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. HB 1686 makes it clear that public entities such
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s catch-and-keep trout fishing season officially begins at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Roaring River State Park near Cassville, Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon and Montauk State Park near Salem. Trout anglers are required to have a fishing permit and a daily trout tag to fish in Missouri’s trout parks. Anglers
Catch-and-keep trout fishing season begins
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement: “After their disastrous arguments in the Missouri Supreme Court last week, the Biden Department of Justice has now filed yet another partisan lawsuit that seeks to attack Missourians’
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Are you a Missouri landowner interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)? Join Missouri Farm Bill Wildlife Biologists Courtney Nicks and Wesley Hanks for an upcoming virtual CRP webinar. They will present general information on CRP and the many benefits this program can bring for landowners, and answer questions. The
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JEFFERSON CITY – Backcountry campsites at Hawn State Park will be available for advance and same-day reservations through the Missouri State Parks online reservation system beginning Tuesday, March 1. Visitors can experience backcountry camping along the Whispering Pine Trail loops and White Connector 3 in a designated campsite. When making a reservation online at icampmo.com,
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey made substantial improvements to a popular water well data application. It is now easier to learn about domestic bedrock water well construction requirements in Missouri using a new ArcGIS Online application. The Well Installation Section Drilling Information Map application, called WISDIM, organizes minimum construction
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Representative Ron Hicks (R-St. Charles) Tuesday filed House Bill 2704, the “Cannabis Freedom Act”, an omnibus marijuana legalization bill that legalizes marijuana for adult use, releases all non-violent marijuana offenders, creates a protocol for individuals to expunge prior marijuana offenses, allows individuals on probation or parole to legally use marijuana,
‘Cannabis Freedom Act’ introduced in Missouri House Read More »
JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman is working with her colleagues in the House to strengthen the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Missourians. Coleman is co-sponsoring HB 2679, which is sponsored by state Rep. Curtis Trent, to expand Missouri’s Castle Doctrine. Under the existing Castle Doctrine, Missourians may use physical force on
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JEFFERSON CITY – A cold front is forecast to move across the state in the form of rain today, changing to ice and snow overnight into Thursday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges drivers to be cautious of slick roads throughout the day on Thursday. “Because rain is expected to begin Wednesday, we will
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