State Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola) represents one of the poorest districts in the Legislature. Her seven-county district is in south-central and southwest Missouri, and she says five of those counties are among Missouri’s ten poorest counties. Senator Eslinger joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” from the governor’s prayer breakfast in Jefferson City, telling listeners that education, workforce development and economic development are critical to battling poverty. Senator Eslinger also says sports wagering, initiative petition reform and education will be three top issues in the General Assembly this year. She’s a former superintendent in both Ava and West Plains:
UPDATE: Deadly fire in central Missouri’s Mexico was set
Authorities in mid-Missouri’s Mexico say a December blaze that killed a 60-year-old woman had been set.
The December 23 fire at an apartment building on West Breckenridge killed 60-year-old Ruth Ann Stuart and destroyed nine apartments. Mexico Public Safety Department (MPSD) officials say that fire and a separate fire on Elmwood drive were both caused by a person or persons.
Mexico Public Safety officers and the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office are investigating both fires. Anyone with information on either fire should call Crimestoppers at (573) 473-TIPS.
Columbia’s Murry’s makes rare menu change
A popular Columbia restaurant has changed its menu for the first time in a decade.
Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine quotes Murry’s owner Jesse Lark as saying people don’t open the menu anymore, because they know what they want.
Zimmer’s Zola Crowder reports Murry’s has added the new Jim Bob’s beef tenderloin kebabs with a chipotle brie sauce. The other new menu item is cheese fries made with brie sauce.
It’s the first permanent menu change at Murry’s since they added the pork burger ten years ago.
Three straight sellouts at Mizzou Arena for Tiger basketball
The Missouri Tiger men’s basketball team will be playing Saturday morning in front of its third straight sellout at Mizzou Arena.
The 20th-ranked Mizzou team is 12-2, with their two losses to then #6 Kansas in late December and at #13 Arkansas Wednesday.
Mizzou will battle Vanderbilt tomorrow morning at 11. The Commodores are led by fifth-year senior Liam Robbins, who has 269 career blocks. The game will be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports. John Sadak and former Villanova coach Steve Lappas will have the call.
Missouri’s governor: state government must compete with the marketplace for employees
Missouri’s governor predicts state employees will be pleased with his proposed budget, which he’ll unveil during this month’s State of the State address.
Governor Mike Parson spoke on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.”
“Ever since I’ve been here (as governor), we realized we’ve got to do a better job with our state employees, taking care of them one and we’ve got to compete,” Parson says.
State employees received a 5.5 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) last February, under a $4.6 billion supplemental budget bill signed by Governor Parson. More than 14,000 state employees work in Cole County, making state government Jefferson City’s largest employer.
“You know there’s a market we have to go up against everyday like everybody else and you have to be competitive in that. And we know we’re down a lot of employees, so we’re trying to do a lot of things outside the box to really bring state employees into the fold and show them that the state of Missouri is a good place to work and you can make a decent living out of it,” says Parson.
The governor will deliver his State of the State address on January 18 in Jefferson City, to a joint session of the Missouri Legislature.
You can hear our full “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” interview with Governor Parson here. He joined us live from Jefferson City’s Capitol Plaza Hotel.
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