Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed a bill into law this year that say no health care provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor. Senate Bill 49 was sponsored by State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Groves) and State Rep. Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair). Implementation of the law is currently being challenged by critics who say it’s unconstitutional. Transgender groups say it also unfairly targets them. Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that Senate Bill 49 is constitutional and will be upheld by the courts. General Bailey is in Springfield this morning for court proceedings. He also addressed Columbia murder suspect Samuel Brotherton’s guilty plea this week to second degree murder for the brutal shooting death of his stepfather in 2022. General Bailey says his office will hold wrongdoers accountable. Brotherton will be sentenced in October for second degree murder. Bailey also discussed gun rights, saying St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ proposed gun legislation would violate the constitutional right of Missourians to keep and bear arms:
Longtime former Missouri lawmaker appointed to higher education board
Missouri’s governor has appointed a familiar name in Jefferson City and in southwest Missouri to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
Former State Sen. David Sater (R-Cassville) served eight years in the Missouri Senate, before being forced out by term limits in 2020. He also previously served in the Missouri House.
Sater’s nomination requires Senate confirmation, and State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) tells 939 the Eagle that he’ll sponsor Sater’s nomination to the board.
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education has nine board members, one from each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts and a member at large.
Missouri’s new acting health director to be announced Tuesday afternoon
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) will have a new acting director this afternoon. Governor Mike Parson has called a noon press conference at the Statehouse to make the announcement, where he’ll be joined by the new acting DHSS director. State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) led the successful January filibuster against …
Missouri state senator who filibustered DHSS director’s nomination: “We are a nation of laws, not men”
A GOP state senator from southwest Missouri who led the successful filibuster against Donald Kauerauf’s nomination as the state health director says Kauerauf wasn’t truthful and honest with him. Kauerauf resigned this week, after he was not confirmed to the post. State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) says Kauerauf told him things privately that he contradicted …
(AUDIO): State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) appears live on 939 the Eagle’s “Gary Nolan show”
State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) led the opposition to Governor Mike Parson’s (R) nomination of Don Kauerauf as the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) director. The Senate failed to confirm Kauerauf’s nomination this week, and he resigned on Tuesday. Senator Moon joined host Gary Nolan and 939 the Eagle news director …