State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) has been appointed as vice chair of the Missouri House Higher Education Committee. Representative Reisch, who’s in her fourth and final House term due to term limits, tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the appointment is huge, adding that Mizzou officials know she’ll go to bat for them on funding issues in Jefferson City. Representative Reisch also tells listeners that she will be a no vote on sports wagering:
Historically black college legislation heads to a Missouri House committee
The state Senate has given final approval to legislation that encourages Missourians to observe Historically Black College and University Week in September. State Sen. Barbara Washington (D-Kansas City) sponsors the bipartisan bill, which will be heard Thursday morning by the House Higher Education Committee. Senator Washington will testify before the House committee. Senator Washington’s one-page …