"Online schools provide options to families that may not be available at their local public school."
Posts published by “Doug Richey”
Rep. Doug Richey is a Republican who represents HD 38 in Clay County. He is the chairman of the Joint Committee on Education.
"From Missouri to Minnesota and well beyond, we expect to create about 1,000 direct, good-paying rail jobs system-wide."
"If we’re going to make progress on solving homelessness, Missouri needs to take a new approach."
"The bottom line is that retail theft needs to be addressed with tangible, brick-and-mortar solutions."
"It is time for the General Assembly to fix a few of the glaring issues state and local governmental bodies are presented with as a result of Sunshine requests."
"A merger that would fundamentally impact our members’ way of life mandates prudent discussion, not a rushed approval process."
"The idea that a simple majority of voters could pass an amendment to the Missouri Constitution is preposterous."
"Yesterday, and now today, were the two of the strangest and in some ways saddest days I’ve had in the past several years in Jefferson City."
"At the end of the day, many of these controversies would be lessened if students and parents were more empowered to receive an education that fits their needs."
"Innovators build their companies where they know they’ll be treated fairly, and a regulatory sandbox is a way to give new business models a fair chance to grow."