Last year, in the face of a pandemic that left many people around the country concerned about their health for going out, states around the co…
Everyday of our lives there are some types of changes occurring.
This week I was honored to shepherd an important House bill relating to tax credits for adoptions, domestic violence shelters and maternity ce…
In recent years, black vultures have been extending their range into southern Missouri. A cousin of the more-common turkey vulture, these aggr…
Washington Democrats have lost their minds.
We gave our approval to the appropriations bills that make up the Fiscal Year 2022 State Operating Budget of $32 billion. We once again priori…
We usually think of setting new goals or resolutions at the beginning of a new year.
For eight years as a member of the House of Representatives, I fought to enact a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri.
Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was famous for saying, “Never let a crisis go to waste.”
Southeast Missouri Transportation Service, Inc. (SMTS, Inc.) is in opposition to proposed legislation – like House Bill No. 52 sponsored by Re…
As Palm Sunday and Easter arrive each year, Christians all around the world celebrate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and then His eventual …
Working with seniors is normally such a wonderful experience.
My wife has been stricken with a severe fever and itchy hands. Oddly enough, though, Jennifer is smiling, chatty and full of pep. It happens e…
Spring is one of my very favorite times of the year.
This week we saw Washington Democrats charge ahead and pass the Biden Bailout Bill, the largest spending package in our nation’s history. As t…
Growing up, I remember my mom working at our local clothing factory in the late 1980s making smocks and aprons.
There are many days during our year that we observe special celebrations.
The First Regular Session of the 101st General Assembly has reached the halfway point. The Legislature will take a one-week spring recess and …
Last November, America experienced an election that was anything but normal. In several states voting rules for electing the president were ch…
According to the dictionary a gap is "an unfilled space, an opening, or an empty part."
Washington Democrats are charging full speed ahead on a hastily-crafted, nearly $2 trillion bailout package. Simply put: this is the wrong pla…
This past Tuesday, the Missouri Senate spent more than 12 hours debating an education reform bill before setting the legislation aside at 2 a.m.
Missouri has lost one of its favorite sons, and the country has lost a hero.
I don’t know how many of you watch football on television, but it used to be before an NFL playoff game, or the Super Bowl, a broadcaster woul…
The Missouri Senate was not in session this past week due to weather. With temperatures in the single digits and below, and a blanket of snow …
Nearly a month after Joe Biden promised unity, the division in our country has only grown deeper thanks to the partisan actions of Washington …
Affordable energy is important for our entire country, but it’s especially important where we live – for families, farmers, manufacturers, and…