Missouri House Veterans Committee chair Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) is championing bipartisan veteran suicide prevention legislation again this session. The committee voted 8-0 this week to …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Powerful U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) chairs the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill. He’s optimistic that the bipartisan tax package he negotiated with …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is hopeful about the 2024 legislative session in Jefferson City. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake …
Read More »Former State Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake St. Louis) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Iowa GOP presidential caucuses are tonight, and the Hawkeye State is expected to see the coldest weather for caucus night in decades. Former State Sen. Bob …
Read More »(LISTEN): Key state senator says Missouri is spending $80 to $110-million on maintenance on aging I-70
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chair is defending Missouri’s $2.8 billion plan to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes from St. Louis to Kansas City. State …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chair Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) discusses I-70 expansion on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Powerful State Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) chairs the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee in Jefferson City. He spearheaded the bipartisan effort for Missouri’s $2.8 billion I-70 expansion plan. …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) represents Callaway, Montgomery, St. Charles, Lincoln and Pike counties in the Missouri Senate. He joined us live this morning on 939 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Education chairman Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) touts school choice and ESA expansion legislation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Republicans have supermajorities in both legislative chambers in Jefferson City. They control the Missouri Senate 24-10 and have a 111-51 supermajority in the Missouri House. Missouri Senate …
Read More »(LISTEN): Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives vice president Mike Sutherland discusses power outages on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Linemen and linewomen from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative are in northern Missouri’s Macon County this morning, working to restore power to more about 1,200 residents. About 2,700 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Veteran Missouri lawmaker says I-44 should be six-laned before I-70
A powerful Missouri state lawmaker describes the $2.8 billion plan to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes across the state as the biggest boondoggle in Missouri …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Transportation Accountability committee chairman Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker) discusses I-70 name change bill on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed legislation into law in August that provides $2.8 billion to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes across Missouri, from St. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde discusses swatting incident on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde says the investigation continues into Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home being swatted Sunday night. Chief Wilde joined us live …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s Secretary of State discusses swatting incident on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde confirms that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home was swatted Sunday evening. Chief Wilde tells 939 the Eagle that JCPD …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri lawmaker wants to reduce the Missouri House’s size
A proposed constitutional amendment from a mid-Missouri state lawmaker would reduce the Missouri House’s size from 163 to 102 and would modify term limits for state lawmakers. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek discusses MOBUCK$ on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s state treasurer is asking state lawmakers to support a bill to expand the maximum capacity for the popular MOBUCK$ program by $400-million. Treasurer Vivek Malek joined …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor says state government pay must be competitive with the marketplace
We’ll learn this month whether Missouri’s governor will propose a state employee pay raise in his budget. Governor Mike Parson will unveil his budget blueprint during his …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) discusses personal property tax cut on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) is pushing hard for a personal property tax cut this session. He notes 29 other states have eliminated personal property taxes. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Attorney General Andrew Bailey appears live on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled an April 9 execution date for convicted double killer Brian Dorsey. The 51-year-old New Bloomfield man is under two death sentences …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) discusses school choice legislation and state highway bill on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) is not a fan of legislation from State Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker) that would change the name of I-70 in Missouri to …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
GOP Governor Mike Parson remains in the Missouri Governor’s Mansion in 2024 and Republicans will have supermajorities in both legislative chambers in the new session. It begins …
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