By House Minority Caucus Chair Michael Butler No matter the occasion, political leaders in Missouri government talk endlessly about our need to create jobs in this…
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Our Workplace Sexual Harassment Conversation Should Include Women Who Misbehave Too Girl Talk Two blonde female Democrat State Representatives — a freshman and a…
Over the past couple weeks, our publisher Scott Faughn spent nearly 8 hours with Governor Nixon discussing every aspect of his career from growing up…
By Representative Wiemann (District 103) Thousands of Missourians are at risk of potentially losing all or a portion of their retirement benefits if Congress does…
By Scott Pattison Leadership starts at the top. And Missouri is fortunate to have a chief executive in Governor Eric Greitens who knows what it…
I’m an educator, a teacher. Like most Missouri teachers, I focus on students. Unlike most of them, I’ve been able to focus on all 918,000…
November is typically a sleepy month in off-year Missouri politics, but not in 2017. Normally there are only a few weeks between the end of…
By Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn When farmers think about our government, the first thought they have is often one of apprehension. It’s rare for…
The Missouri State Teachers Association is deeply troubled by the politicization of the State Board of Education. Recent actions by Gov. Eric Greitens and several…
A column by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill Driving on Highway 36 from Hannibal to St. Joe, or taking a back road through Barton county, the music on…