The Missouri NEA has submitted six initiative petitions to the Secretary of State that could significantly change the landscape for K-12 schools in our state…
Posts published in “Letters, Emails, and Op Eds”
When writing a weekly column, it’s tempting to toss red meat to the readers rather than dig into more complicated issues. For once, the latest…
New data from the United States Department of Agriculture show Missouri farmland values holding steady despite the challenging agricultural economy. The figures, compiled by USDA’s…
The issue of surprise billing continues to come up at the state and federal level. It’s time for Congress to tackle this issue head-on and…
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has an interesting way of defining the state’s failing public schools. DESE calls the bottom 5 percent…
Opinions are like noses: everybody has one. It’s not often that you get sued for having an opinion, but the Missouri Farm Bureau has just…
In Missouri’s 125 years of modern rainfall records, the state has never seen more rainfall in a month of May than it did in 2019.…
Before I left office as State Representative early this year, I heard from numerous constituents who were frustrated that they were paying for insurance and…
I read Rep. Jim Murphy’s opinion piece Tuesday afternoon and my reaction was one of disbelief. Jim and I are freshman colleagues in the house,…
Once again, Senator Josh Hawley is doing the best thing for Missourians! I want to thank Senator Hawley for opposing the reauthorization of STELAR in…