Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (R) is a vocal supporter of bipartisan legislation that limits foreign ownership of Missouri farmland to half of one percent, from the one percent current restriction in state statute. The Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee has voted 20-0 to send the bill to the House floor. Lt. Governor Kehoe tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that America’s enemies shouldn’t be allowed to own Missouri farmland. Kehoe also tells listeners that a campaign ad from 2022 Missouri Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Trudy Busch Valentine about this issue was misleading:
(AUDIO): Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) previews Missouri’s 2023 legislative session on 939 the Eagle
While Republicans have had a 24-10 supermajority for the past several years in the Missouri Senate, infighting among GOP state senators has caused some gridlock and frustration in Jefferson City. Republicans will control the chamber 24-10 again in January, and Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) says eight new state senators mean fresh ideas and an interest in finding ways to get things done. Leader Rowden is expected to be Senate President Pro Tem in January. He tells 939 the Eagle’s “Gary Nolan show” that he’s interested in numerous issues, including CRT, a parents bill of rights, initiative petition reform and foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. State Sen.-Elect Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) filled in for Gary this morning: