The Grain Belt Express will save Missourians over $12 million every year in electricity costs, create 1,500 new jobs, and contribute $7 million in taxes.
Posts published by “Lee Barker”
Lee Barker is the former city administrator for Higginsville, Missouri.
The virus has given us a rare opportunity to change how we do things. Our old normal does not have to be the new normal.
With the first week of May having been designated as Drinking Water Week, it’s an opportunity for us to recognize the vital role municipal utility water professionals play in our daily lives and the local communities they serve.
A crisis is a time to expand and increase the options and the choices of Americans who are in a financial bind, not restrict them
Now it’s time for our legislative leaders to roll up their sleeves and pass meaningful, proactive reforms that will help put Missouri on the front end of a true recovery.
Missouri voters have the right not just to fill out their ballots, but to do so safely and without fearing for their health.
On April 27, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issued the Show-Me Strong Recovery Order, a directive forming part of the state’s plan to reopen business and community operations.
It is time to open Missouri, buy American, and hold China accountable for their actions.
Jefferson City politicians altered the system so they could effectively ignore the will of the people and evade democratic accountability.
In 2018, we the people approved Clean Missouri, a package of reforms that made our state politics fairer, less partisan, and gave more power to the people.