State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring), who chairs the Missouri Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Pensions Committee, has formally kicked off his GOP gubernatorial campaign. Senator Eigel joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri, telling listeners that there were more than 1,000 people at Friday’s campaign kickoff event in St. Charles County. Senator Eigel says it’s time “to send a bold conservative reformer who will be a champion for the people of this great state and bring a reckoning to the Jefferson City swamp.” He blasted two fellow Republicans during the live interview, Governor Mike Parson and Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield). He criticized their spending proposals, saying Missouri’s state operating budget has grown from $20-billion in 2010 to $53-billion in 2023:
Columbia I-70 expansion bill-signing ceremony is today
The weather in Columbia is expected to be perfect for this afternoon’s bill-signing ceremony for the massive I-70 expansion project.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson will hold a ceremonial bill-signing at 2:30 pm in the Moberly Area Community College (MACC) parking lot, which is near the Business Loop. That lot is visible from heavily-traveled I-70.
The bipartisan bill provides $2.8 billion to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes from Kansas City to St. Louis.
The governor held a similar ceremony Monday at the weigh station just west of exit 206 near Wentzville. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is excited about today’s ceremony. Parson deputy chief of staff Kelli Jones tells 939 the Eagle that Senate Appropriations Committee chair Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) will join the governor. Ms. Jones says State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) and State Reps. David Tyson Smith, Kathy Steinhoff and Doug Mann (all D-Columbia) will also be in attendance.