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Don’t you think it should be up to Mom and Dad to decide if their child’s school is teaching an appropriate curriculum? Senator Cindy O’Laughlin is pushing school – choice legislation … Missouri House members passed their version of the Public School Open Enrollment Act. It would allow students to …

State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on September 13, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at Missouri House Communications) Bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing veteran suicides is expected to hit the Missouri Senate floor soon. The Missouri House recently voted …

The “Missouri Times” honored Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) as its 2024 stateswoman of the year last night. 939 the Eagle’s Randy Tobler reports there was a packed house at the Missouri Farm Bureau in Jefferson City, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Senator O’Laughlin joined …

State Rep. Doug Mann (D-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on January 11, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A Missouri House committee will hear testimony this afternoon on a Columbia state lawmaker’s bill that would require public institutions of higher education …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson made Tuesday’s announcement at the large Unilever plant in Jefferson City (March 5, 2024 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) One of the world’s leading suppliers of beauty and wellbeing and personal care products has announced that it will invest $80-million into its large plant …

A man wanted in connection with a Cole County stabbing is picked up in Springfield. 22 – year old Fredy Navichoc-Putzul is accused of attempted murder and weapons charges. Cole County Sheriff’s deputies went to Meadowbrook Drive in St. Martins and found the victim with multiple stab wounds. The victim …

Jay Ashcroft was among nearly a dozen Secretary’s of State who filed a brief with the U-S Supreme Court seeking to have Donald Trump’s name left on the Colorado Presidential ballot … The high court agreed unanimously to order Colorado’s ballot to include the former President. Now Missouri’s Republican Party …

One of the world’s leading suppliers of beauty and and personal care products has announced that it will invest 80-MILLION dollars into its Jefferson City plant … Unilever will add a line to make Liquid I-V, a rehydration drink. There’s no word if the project will create new jobs, but …

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is seeking Missouri’s GOP gubernatorial nomination in August. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision to keep former President Donald Trump on the ballot is the correct one. Secretary Ashcroft …

Will you ever see a complete re-do of Jefferson City’s tri – level interchange at the Missouri River Bridge? Mayor Ron Fitzwater says renovating the busy intersection won’t come cheap … Fitzwater says federal funding for any work at the tri – level would have to come through Mo-Dot. An …