Greetings, My Fellow Missourians

Warmer weather and much needed rain has finally arrived.  It’s evident by the grass and wheat starting to green up and grow.  It’s also evident by looking down freshly planted corn rows and seeing the new crop sprout and emerge.

Cemetery maintenance:

As we make plans to remember our loved ones on Memorial Day, I urge local cemetery boards, local communities, civic organizations, and descendants of buried ancestors to take action this year, and contribute monetarily through donations or fundraisers to provide cemetery maintenance funds until state statutes are revised or interest rates increase for endowment funds that are set in place to earn money for maintenance.   Keep in mind, no funding comes from state taxpayers’ resources to fund local cemetery maintenance.  Our beautifully maintained cemeteries are a labor of love, time and money; please consider volunteering to help in some way.  It is greatly appreciated by so many.

Legislation this week:

House members voted Wednesday to give final approval to a $28 billion state operating budget that includes record funding for the K-12 education foundation formula, which amounts to $124 million more this year on education than in 2017.

The Senate has approved all but one budget bill.  The Missouri Constitution requires the legislature to approve a balanced budget by Friday evening.  As I write this Capitol Report, we are anticipated to work late into the evening tonight and will be convening for session tomorrow on Friday as well.

Suspected meth labs:

To report a suspected illegal drug lab activity, please contact your local law enforcement office or email the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control at ddccmail@mshp.dps.mo.gov.  You may also call the Anonymous Meth Hotline (1-888-609-6384).

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