Elections

HB 334 – Pertaining to Voting – Opinion

Editor’s Note: This article about HB 334 originally appeared at JamesCordrey.com. It has been republished here with permission. “Modifies several provisions relating elections” You can follow the journey of HB 334 here. You can download a PDF of the bill here. This bill was introduced by Representative John Simmons. The bill makes changes to RSMO […]

Crime

Missouri Senate Bill 66: Some Troubling Elements

Our Missouri state legislators are already working hard in the brand new 2021 legislative session. One bill currently under consideration is Senate Bill 66. Overseeing this bill in the Missouri State Senate is the Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (CJCCJ). This Committee is tasked with all things relating to the judicial […]

Education

2021 Missouri Legislative Education Committees

Education is an issue that affects us all, regardless whether we are parents, students, employers, or teachers. Most of the time, when we think of Education, we think of our local public P-12 schools, or perhaps a local university. While that’s certainly accurate, it’s actually our elected officials in Jefferson City who can often make […]

COVID-19 Crime

COVID-19 in Missouri’s Prisons

Much of Missouri has been designated as a COVID-19 hotspot. Positivity rates averaged nearly 11% over the past week, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services COVID-19 Dashboard. The current number of confirmed lab cases stands at 57,379 with nearly 1,000 being new cases. It turns out that tracking COVID-19 in Missouri’s […]

Poverty

Hunger in the Heartland: Food Insecurity in the Show-Me State

We already know that Missourians can do without a lot of things. We don’t have to drive the newest cars, and we don’t have to have the latest iPhone. By and large, Show-Me State residents are practical people. They work hard to pay the bills and put a roof over their heads. They stand on […]

Racism

BLM Demos Result in National Publicity for Branson

Promoters have billed Branson for a long time as Americana at its finest. They tout its squeaky clean image, music from days gone by, patriotism, Christianity, and traditional family values. Unfortunately, an altercation in a recent Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstration has taken the focus away from the town’s apple pie and simpler times persona–at […]

Racism

There’s No Place for Racism in Franklin County

Updated at 8:00 p.m.: Both co-owners of the Missourian have resigned. The editor/publisher posted an apology this afternoon, followed by his own resignation effective tomorrow. ******************************************************************   More than 5,000 Americans have been shot by police in the past five years, and blacks are killed at more than twice the rate of white Americans according to data tracked […]

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