Cole County’s more than 14,000 state employees will find out this afternoon whether Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) is proposing a state employee pay raise for the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor highlights economic growth, rail merger and railroad crossings in Columbia speech
Missouri’s governor says the Show-Me State is currently in the running for five projects that are worth at least $2-billion each. Governor Mike Parson (R) made his …
Read More »Columbia’s city manager to brief council on $25.2 million in ARPA funding
Columbia’s city council will be updated Monday evening on federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars the city has received. ARPA was signed into law by President Joe …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri’s governor excited two congressman with mid-Missouri ties chair major committees
The governor says southern Missouri Congressman Jason Smith’s appointment to chair the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is huge for Missouri. That’s the House’s primary tax-writing …
Read More »(AUDIO): Child care remains top priority for Governor Parson and powerful southern Missouri congressman
Missouri’s governor is praising U.S. House Ways and Means Committee chair Jason Smith (R-Salem), who represents southern Missouri on Capitol Hill. Governor Mike Parson (R) and Congressman …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia has received all of its $25.2 million allocation from ARPA
While Columbia has only spent $800,000 of the $25-million it’s received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), many other dollars are committed to key projects. …
Read More »(AUDIO: Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick grew up in Texas, and just celebrated his 10th anniversary in Columbia. The Columbia Chamber has nine staff members and …
Read More »(AUDIO): State Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola) previews Missouri’s 2023 session on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola) represents one of the poorest districts in the Legislature. Her seven-county district is in south-central and southwest Missouri, and she says five …
Read More »$15-million addition/renovation to Columbia Area Career Center to begin in 2023
Construction is set to begin next summer on the $15-million addition and renovation of the Columbia Area Career Center (CACC). Columbia Public School (CPS) voters approved an April …
Read More »Mid-Missouri educators to join Governor Parson at Friday’s roundtable in Columbia
Columbia civic leaders and officials from Mizzou and several other higher education institutions will join Missouri’s governor at a roundtable Friday morning at Mizzou’s NextGen facility. UM …
Read More »Missouri’s governor focusing on infrastructure, workforce development and broadband in 2022
Missouri’s governor will continue to focus on his two main themes during the 2022 legislative session. Governor Mike Parson tells 939 the Eagle that Missouri ranks in …
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