News Briefs for Friday (March 10, 2023)
Mazzie Boyd Capitol Report March 8, 2023
Daylight Savings is Coming Up, Be Ready (MISSOURINET) -With the weekend just around the corner, we need to prepare for Daylight Savings Time. Read more…
Overturned Semi Closes SB I-35 on Thursday BETHANY, MO – An overturned semi-tractor and trailer closed the southbound lane of Interstate 35 in Harrison County Thursday morning. Read more…
Senator Josh Hawley Speaks On Bill to Ban President and Vice President from Trading Stocks (MISSOURINET – WASHINGTON D.C.) – Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley is promoting his bill that would ban the president, vice president, senior executive branch officials, and their spouses from playing the stock market. Read more…
House Leaders Hoping To Get Sports Betting Passed In Missouri Soon (MISSOURINET) – Following the Legislative Spring Break, lawmakers in the Missouri House could vote on a bill that proposes to legalize sports wagering. Read more…
Missouri’s 2024 Election Ballot Could Include Attempts to Put Abortion Protections in the State Constitution (MISSOURINET) – Missouri voters could decide as early as 2024 whether abortion rights should be added to the state Constitution. Read more…
Iowa Bill Sets Alternative Pathways to a Teaching License (Radio Iowa) A bill to set up new, quicker routes for getting a license to teach in Iowa cleared the Iowa House this week. Representative Henry Stone, a Republican from Forest City, says it would help ease the teacher shortage. Read more…
Former Governor Branstad Continues Push for Carbon Pipelines (Radio Iowa) Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says the proposed pipeline projects that would capture the carbon dioxide emissions from Iowa and other Midwest ethanol plants will help Iowa agriculture and biotechnology level up. Read more…
Biden Administration Sends FY24 Budget Request to Congress (USDA) The Biden Administration has sent its Fiscal Year 2024 budget request to Congress. Read more…
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Check the Latest Area Obituaries
- Travis “Scooter” Bartlett
- Michelle Lynn (Wierson) Stillfield
- Ronald Hugh Wallace
- Margaret “ Peggy” Walser
