LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — The Missouri House race for term-limited Rep. Gary Cross’ seat just got a little less crowded. Jordan Presnell, a Democrat, has…
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Alisha Shurr was a reporter for The Missouri Times and The Missouri Times Magazine. She joined The Missouri Times in January 2018 after working as a copy editor for her hometown newspaper in Southern Oregon. Alisha is a graduate of Kansas State University.
“All that is required for evil to be victorious, is for good men to do nothing,” Courtland Sykes quotes Edmund Burke in describing why he…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — On Thursday, the Missouri Senate confirmed three department directors appointed during the interim by Gov. Eric Greitens. Anna Hui was confirmed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just over a week after it was filed, a bill for earned paid family leave is being formally withdrawn. House Bill…
The United States will be getting a new Amazon headquarters, but Missouri failed to make the cut. The e-commerce giant has narrowed the list of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A statewide startup investment fund in Missouri, first proposed last summer by an innovation task force appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Republican-led House of Representative brought up newly perfected hair braiding bill and overwhelmingly passed the legislation. In a bipartisan effort,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With ethics as a priority for Missouri House of Representatives leadership, Rep. Justin Alferman’s lobbyist gift ban legislation is moving to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House of Representatives wasted no time Wednesday, passing the first bill of the session after just three minutes of…