A judge who sentenced a man to more than two centuries in prison now says that man deserves to be freed. Judge Evelyn Baker is…
Posts published by “Mike Lear”
Mike Lear works for House Communications
Almost 30 years after HIV/AIDS was declared an epidemic, discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS still persists in our society and in Missouri’s laws. HIV…
Every generation, new technologies revolutionize our economy and our way of life – and regulations follow shortly after. This happened with factories, with cars, with…
I am an unabashed believer in our Constitutional rights. When the Founding Fathers enshrined gun ownership as a right of American citizens in the Constitution,…
The Missouri River has subsided for now, but it is almost sure to come back with a vengeance. This is a conclusion that seems inescapable…
On April 15, the Missouri Senate sent to the Missouri House of Representatives a bonding plan to help fund the repair and replacement of several…
The lack of due process on college campuses has been widely discussed during this session of the Missouri General Assembly. Campus due process proposals have…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how improving Missouri’s infrastructure is my top priority this legislative session. All across our state, our roads and…
Over the past few months, radical legislators across the country have advocated to overturn commonsense protections relating to late-term abortions. Some states have voted on…
I very much respect Senator Libla, his contribution to his community and our state. But, I respectfully disagree with his views on charter schools and…