Missouri’s current tax code is holding us back, especially in rural communities like Hickory and Polk counties...
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Governor Mike Kehoe’s plan to eliminate Missouri’s personal income tax is exactly the kind of leadership southwest Missouri expects and deserves.
My focus has always been on policies that help local businesses grow and allow hardworking families to get ahead. That is why I support Governor Mike Kehoe’s plan...
As a legislator, husband, father, and now grandfather, I think every day about the cost of living for families in Platte County.
As a Representative of southwest Missouri, I live the same life as the people I serve. I drive the same county roads, shop on the same Main Streets...
When I knock doors in the Kansas City Northland including Kansas City, Claycomo, Pleasant Valley, Randolph and surrounding areas, I hear the same thing...
Former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael Wolff recently warned against eliminating the state income tax, framing it as reckless and driven by unseen forces.
As a retired Missouri public school teacher, I spent my days helping students prepare for the future. That work depends on stability—stable classrooms, stable funding, and stable expectations for families who want the best for their kids.
Missouri is constructing regulatory guardrails to ensure these massive power users pay their fair share.
Forty-four years ago this month, I decided to run for State Representative. My father told me that day that I needed to remember that if I was...

