March 20, 2025
After Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it will exit the Affordable Care Act exchanges, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) released the following statement: “Today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced they are pulling out of the Missouri ACA individual exchange by the end of the year. This is a
My Fellow Missourians: “O’er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave” (lyrics from our National Anthem) comes to my mind as we approach Memorial Day. Another song that comes to mind is by Billy Ray Cyrus. The lyrics are: “All gave some. Some gave all. Some stood through the red, white,
The Missouri Senate passed the “Steel Mill Bill” to help bring jobs back to the state on Friday, May 26. It will now be sent to Governor Eric Greitens for his signature. The closure of the Noranda plant in New Madrid led to hundreds of Missourians losing their jobs. A bill aimed at attracting companies
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announced that it will no longer offer plans on the Obamacare exchanges, leaving approximately 31,000 Missourians across 25 counties with no insurer option on the exchanges next year. “Obamacare is collapsing and Missouri families are paying the price,”
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan bill led by Senator Claire McCaskill and Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas to protect Missouri’s agriculture industry by addressing the threat of agro-terrorism and mitigating the risks to food put on tables across the country. McCaskill’s bipartisan legislation will require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh asparagus, large spears, cut into 1” pieces One-half yellow or red bell pepper, cut into 1⁄2” pieces 1 clove garlic, minced 1 14 oz can quartered artichoke hearts, drained 12 oz fresh or frozen jumbo or large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 and one-half cups dry quinoa, cooked according to
Legislation would assist law enforcement in rural communities; garners support of local sheriffs Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) introduced HR 2513, the Police Officers Protecting Children Act, which would allow off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm while in a school zone if a local school passes a policy allowing it. This
My Fellow Missourians: After arriving home late Friday night from the last week of the 2017 Session, I started Saturday morning bright and early with a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast fundraiser event at the Wayside Inn Museum in El Dorado Springs. Sponsored by the “Preserve Our Past Society,” this museum, housed in an 1882 building,
The Missouri Timber Price Trends January – March is now available on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s website. Click on the link below to check it out or review past issues. https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/timber-sales/timber-price-trends Each quarter, the Missouri Department of Conservation produces Timber Price Trends, sharing recent pricing for timber harvested for sawlogs, veneer and staves. The
My Fellow Missourians: This past Saturday I sat in with Austin Shelby at Carney’s Five Star Supermarket in Osceola. The month of May is National Beef Month. Both of us are members of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association; and representing St. Clair County, we were ‘riding for the brand’ and promoting beef. On Sunday, Marla and
