Republicans passed a sweeping public safety measure aimed at addressing crime, policing and penalties for various offenses across the state. House Bill 495, sponsored by Rep. Brad Christ, establishes a new police commissioners board to oversee St. Louis’ police department. It also increases penalties for child trafficking, protects domestic abuse victims, adds fentanyl to child endangerment statute and improves school safety.
I don’t know about you, but the winter blues have started to really set in for me.
Sometimes it pays to look in more than one direction.
As Super Bowl Sunday nears, it’s worth considering the staggering number of chickens sacrificed for a single day of indulgence — an estimated 375 million, just for wings. This annual tradition, though beloved by many, comes at a great cost to animals, the planet and even our health.
Eating meat is no longer just about heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. It’s about dementia, too.
Anyone who lives on a gravel road knows what happens when it snows — your road isn’t getting bladed until all the blacktops are cleared. This past snowstorm had me holed up at home with my family.
Education was in the forefront of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s State of the State address, a necessary focus given the trajectory Missouri’s education system has been on.
We heard from our governor in his State of the State address. He discussed a plan to gradually remove income tax, strengthen police forces, fund agriculture in the state and reassess the foundation formula funding Missouri’s education system. I am thankful and excited to work with him on these priorities to help make Missouri the best state in the nation.
We were overwhelmed by the sheer number of executive orders flying off the Resolute Desk from the Oval Office the week of the inauguration. But there is one executive order that is most troubling because it strikes at the rule of law: the mass pardons of the 1,500 J6ers.
Please someone, try to explain why the new administration is so hell-bent on shredding the Constitution of the United States of America and the beacon of hope for freedom for so many immigrants that, over centuries, have found a safe haven in the embrace of freedom this country has always offered.