House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) is seeking Missouri’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2024. Republicans currently have a GOP supermajority in the House of 111-51. Leader Quade joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.” She predicts House Democrats will pick up five additional seats in the next election cycle. She’s also confident that bipartisan child care legislation from State Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) will pass the House again this year, and predicts GOP Governor Mike Parson’s proposed budget in January will fund Medicaid expansion. Leader Quade tells listeners that a number of rural Missouri hospitals have closed since she took office after the 2016 election. She says Medicaid expansion is helping rural hospitals:
(LISTEN): State Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) preview Missouri’s 2024 session on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) will serve his 16th and final year in the Missouri Legislature in 2024, due to term limits. He chairs the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee and is also seeking the GOP nomination for Missouri Treasurer in 2024. Senator Koenig joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to preview the 2024 session, which begins January 3 in Jefferson City. One of his top priorities is what he describes as initiative petition reform. Senator Koenig tells listeners that changing the Missouri Constitution should require a higher threshold than a simple majority. Democrats strongly oppose the change, saying Missouri voters have been approving things like a minimum wage increase, Medicaid expansion and a right-to-work repeal because GOP lawmakers are not listening to voters. But Senator Koenig disagrees. He wants to see an IP bill pass that would require a proposed Missouri constitutional amendment to be approved by voters in five of the state’s eight congressional districts. Senator Koenig says cities shouldn’t be able to tell farmers what to do and versa. Senator Koenig also called for the expansion of school choice and a parental bill of rights on the program. He’ll also focus on transgender legislation in 2024:
Southeast Missouri lawmaker proposes changes on how constitutional amendments are approved
A veteran southeast Missouri lawmaker wants to change the threshold to approve constitutional amendments in the Show-Me State. Passage currently requires a simple majority of voters statewide. State Rep. Andrew McDaniel (R-Deering) will testify Wednesday at noon before the House Elections and Elected Officials Committee in Jefferson City. His two-page House Joint Resolution 130 would …
Missouri’s governor proposes $5.4 billion supplemental budget; Medicaid expansion is key component
Medicaid expansion funding and money for the program itself are key parts of Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s proposed supplemental budget, which will be unveiled Monday morning in Jefferson City. Office of Administration (OA) officials will unveil the governor’s emergency supplemental budget request during an 11 am hearing at the Statehouse. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody …
(AUDIO): Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Wiemann (R-O’Fallon) joins “Wake Up Columbia”
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann (R-O’Fallon) joined “Wake Up Columbia” live this morning, before the governor’s prayer breakfast at Jefferson City’s Capitol Plaza Hotel. Pro Tem Wiemann says the Legislature will have to address funding for Medicaid expansion, saying the state is currently using other funds to pay for it. He also predicts …