Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) has appointed former State Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby) and former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (D) to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Both men will need to be confirmed by the Missouri Senate by the end of January. Hegeman served as the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chair for several years and fought for funding for rural roads during that time. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” from the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast at Jefferson City’s Capitol Plaza Hotel, where he discussed the appointment, the importance of rural road funding and Missouri’s $2.8 billion plan to expand and rebuild I-70 across Missouri:
Missouri Senate to have short week, due to upcoming winter storm
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Kansas City/St. Louis says Columbia and Jefferson City are expected to receive ten to 14 inches of snow, by Thursday evening. Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) tells 939 the Eagle that there will be no session tomorrow or Thursday, due to the winter storm. Rowden hinted that …