If the topic of discussion on the House floor deals with poverty or working families, Rep. Crystal Quade will not hesitate to jump into the…
Posts published by “Alisha Shurr”
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.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House gave it’s stamp of approval to legislation on treatment courts and STEM education, sending the two bills to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The constitutionally-mandated veto session for the Missouri General Assembly ended without any of Gov. Mike Parson’s vetoes being overridden. The House…
JEFFERSON CITY— Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, was honored at the Capitol by former presidents pro tem, the governor and his Missouri Senate…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The measure seeking an increase to Missouri’s fuel tax will be on the November ballot, with a legal challenge hitting an…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Springfield doctor and attorney who is backing one of the November medical marijuana questions has dropped his lawsuit against another…
A freshman legislator in the super minority party, Rep. Peter Merideth knew to get any change he would have to be as effective and able…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Bolstering Missouri’s drug treatment courts may be a “feel-good” bill, but it is effective in reducing recidivism rates and changing lives,…
Rep. Greg Razer went into the General Assembly fully aware of what it meant to be in the minority party. He knew that if he…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state committee gave their stamp of approval for a project to create a skilled nursing facility geared toward released offenders…