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Deciding on a child care provider can be daunting. It’s a big change for a family to make — and a costly one. Rising child care rates and a shortage of providers have made finding quality care more difficult. When you’re looking for someone to care for something so precious as children, trust is a

You may have heard that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has launched a new subscription service called Meta Verified. You may also be wondering what that means for you. The most important thing to know is that Facebook and Instagram are still completely free for regular users. The subscription service is an optional

We have reached the half way point of my first legislative session. Going to work for Missouri is exactly what we have done. Legislation on crime, property tax, foreign land ownership, and initiative petition reform have been priorities, and were accomplished in the house. Knowing these things affect everyone in my district has been refreshing

The Empire District Electric Company d/b/a Liberty has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) to construct, install, own, operate and maintain two combustion turbine generators, each with a nominal net output of 13.3 MW, to replace existing combustion turbine generators Riverton Unit 10 and

With winter nearly in the rearview mirror, thoughts turn to sunny days and a chance to get away from it all. There is no questioning that once the winter’s thaw breaks, people hit the road. Scammers know this as well and are poised to take advantage, especially around spring break and into the summer travel

I had the beginning farmer legislation HB 1023 pass out of committee this week. Some changes were made in the house committee substitute. For example, the lease language in the bill will limit the tax savings for leasing to ten years, we added qualified family members who would be able to utilize this program, included

The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings March 6, 7 and 8, 2023, to receive public comment in a case filed by Grain Belt Express LLC (Grain Belt) which seeks a Commission order amending its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) and approving certain modifications to the conditions of the CCN granted

There was a time not long ago when you had to wait for the warm weather, slap a yard sale sign on the lawn and have strangers traipse through your property in order to declutter. Those days are over now thanks to various ways we can use the Internet to sell items. While the old-fashioned

It was a full productive week in Jefferson City. This week also happens to be FFA week. Many different members and individuals from the district spent time around the capitol. As a proud supporter and alumni of the legendary blue jacket it was great to see the representation. Even Governor Parson and Lieutenant governor Mike

The first legislation to go to the governor passed through the Legislature this week. The Missouri Senate approved House Bill 14 on Feb. 22. House Bill 14 is a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year, which began on July 1 of last year and will end this coming June 30. The supplemental includes an