Bipartisan eminent domain legislation that’s the top priority for the Columbia-based Missouri Cattlemen and Pork Associations will be signed into law Saturday afternoon by Governor Mike Parson (R). The governor will sign House Bill 2005 during the 19th annual Cattlemen’s steak fry in Sedalia. Bill sponsor State Sen. Jason Bean (R-Peach Orchard), other state lawmakers …
Missouri commodity groups pleased with passage of eminent domain legislation
(Story has been updated to include information that Grain Belt is specifically exempt from the legislation, and that it only impacts future projects) Missouri Farm Bureau and two Columbia-based agricultural groups are praising the Legislature’s passage of eminent domain legislation, in response to the Grain Belt project in northern Missouri. It’s important to note that …