On Thursday night, four candidates running in the Republican primary for Congressional District (CD) 4 took to the stage at the University of Central Missouri's Warrensburg campus. The four candidates are hoping to replace Rep. Vicky Hartzler in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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"We need a champion for agriculture and rural Missouri in the Senate, and there is no doubt that person is Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler."
"Let me say unequivocally — no candidate in either party can win this state without making inroads in rural Missouri."
"The issue at hand in the legislature these many years, what was the fundamental question? Is it right for eminent domain to be used for private gain? Farmers, ranchers and landowners will unequivocally say that is not right," Garret Hawkins, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, said.
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law this weekend greater protections for Missouri’s farm and ranch families in certain eminent domain proceedings.
"With the extreme supply chain volatility and inflation we are struggling with, we need more flexibility, not increased regulation and costs."
The program is designed to give seniors and WIC participants in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and the Mid-Missouri area access to fresh produce that would normally not be available nor affordable.
"We live in a connected world where broadband is no longer a luxury, but rather a necessity, much like electricity."
"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.
"Thank you to the men and women who have defended our freedom — past and present."