St. Charles County, Mo. — The suburbs are up for grabs in Senate District (SD) 2 in what many predict will be the most contentious and…
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Jeff Roorda, a former Democratic member of the House, has received seven endorsements over the last seven days, including endorsements from the St. Louis City and St. Louis County Police Associations.
The Republican candidates are, Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman from Arnold, Rep. Shane Roden from Cedar Hill, former Rep. Jeff Roorda, who served as a Democrat before switching to the Republican party in January, and Rep. Dan Shaul from Imperial.
The Republican candidates are Rep. Rusty Black of Chillicothe, Rep. J. Eggleston of Maysville and former Rep. Delus Johnson of Savannah, who served eight years in the House from 2010-2018.
For Missouri teachers, the app would make the process of reporting armed intruders faster and more efficient. One touch of a button on the app sends an alert out with no phone call necessary.
"Well, what do we think we do? We provide options, we provide opportunities, and kids can learn a different path... I'm not here to be the crime solver, that's not what I do. But if I can tell somebody that people care about your block — that changes things," Marion Pierson, director and founder of Mo Hives said.
According to a study by the CDC, national reported cases in 2018 totaled 3,621. The CDC's estimate of the actual number of nationwide cases was 50,300.
Show Me The Cure is a new state program working to close the gap between cases reported and actual cases. The program is Missouri's first ever initiative to eliminate hepatitis C.
“The discharge petition and Schatz’s ruling against Onder’s point of order were both nuclear events. The chamber was finished at that point,” Eigel said. “We had two final choices at that point; one, filibuster for 24 hours and then likely sustain a PQ, or allow the map to come to a vote and adjourn the session.”
“The Senate hearing devolved into the shit-show we all knew was coming, but this was a Broadway play level shit-show instead of the community theater level shit-show we were prepared for,” they said.
"Those who earn too little to pay income taxes aren't a part of this, they're paying other taxes, they're contributing to general revenue, but they're left entirely out of this," Traci Gleason, a spokesperson for the Missouri Budget Project said.