June 9, 2026
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt Over the past year, the Senate has worked hand in hand with the Trump administration to advance Missouri families’ top priorities. Last month, President Trump signed into law the most significant tax reform legislation in more than three decades. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will mean two things for hardworking
Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Well, it’s official! The Second Regular 99th Missouri General Assembly gaveled back into session at high noon on Wednesday, Jan. 3. My morning activities of the first day of session have become a tradition; for the 6th year in a row, I attended the Concord Baptist Church Annual Legislative Breakfast and
The Cole County Circuit Court handed the people of Missouri a victory in the months-long voter ID lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of the NAACP and League of Women Voters.Judge Jon Beetem granted the Secretary of State’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, denying the ACLU’s requests to stop the voter ID law. “Missouri’s
Following reports that U.S. House leaders are considering efforts to bring back congressional earmarks (by which taxpayer dollars are doled out for lawmakers’ pet projects, not based on merit or competition), U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the Senate’s leading Democratic opponent of earmarks, issued the following statement: “Earmarks are the swampiest of swamp creatures—and there’s no
by Eric Bohl Rural Missourians need action from the Missouri legislature on a number of issues this session. There are many important items that do need to be addressed, but two issues stand out as being critical to our long-term success. Road and bridge funding is rural Missouri’s top priority. Missouri Farm Bureau members have
Gov. Eric Greitens will deliver the 2018 State of the State Address at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The annual message to the General Assembly will be held in the House of Representatives Chamber at the Missouri State Capitol. A live-stream of the message will be available at mo.gov.
Missouri Department of Revenue Director Joel Walters today issued the following statement: “Passed by the Missouri Legislature in 2014, Senate Bill 509 called for a reduction to the individual income tax rate and created a deduction for business income, with both changes to be phased in over a period of years beginning in 2017. As
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) invite Missouri public, private, and home-school students in grades K-8 to help fight litter in the Show-Me State — and to have creative and educational fun — by participating in the 2018 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The annual
Greetings My Fellow Missourians, 2017 in Review As Missourians prepare to welcome in the New Year, the General Assembly is gearing up for the start of the 2018 legislative session. While the new session will bring with it a number of legislative priorities that are important to Missouri families and businesses, it’s important to remember
Busted through gridlock to get results for Missouri—Worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass several bills that were signed into law by President Trump—five she sponsored, and another ten for which she wrote provisions or cosponsored. Those included the Arla Harrell Act for World War II veterans, legislation to protect against agro-terrorism, a bill to
