Two Weeks Left

Senate convenes an hour earlier than usual today, starting up at 3PM…

1. Spam messages on the rise.

2-4. Women and college.

5. Americans support welcoming Ukrainian refugees.

6. Nonprofits are the new journalistic powerhouses in state capitols.

Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin’s Rules for Session Sanity…

Hoskins Vows Revenge Against Bernskoetter

Yesterday on the Senate floor, Sen. Denny Hoskins explained the demise of the sports betting bill the night before, and vowed revenge against Sen. Mike Bernskoetter for his involvement.

Loading up Bills

We’re nearing the final stretch of the legislative session.Yesterday, both chambers yesterday loaded up bills with amendments.

Senate Zips Through Budget

All the worrying that the Senate would get bogged down in the budget melted away as they zipped through the thirteen budget bills yesterday.

Hartzler Gets MOCorn Nod

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler today will announce she’s landed the endorsement of the Missouri Corn Growers Association for her US Senate bid.

Week Ahead

Three weeks left…

I’ll be watching Senate bills as they travel through the House process. I’m assuming that they’ll mostly get loaded up with House amendments. But anything that remains clean will head to the governor’s desk. Right now, we have only two (2) Truly Agreed and Finally Passed Bills – and one of those was the supplemental budget.

1. Too many meetings.

2. Ideological transformation map.

3. Inflation creating more felonies?

4. Rise of drone delivery…

5. What can policy makers do to tackle obesity?

6. E-commerce reverts to its trend line.

7. Wind generation by state.

8. Need MO song lyrics!

Kidd on House Process

Rep. Bill Kidd, in the Special Committee on Public Policy Thursday morning, let loose as he presented HJR 81.

Another Stab At the Map?

An eyewitness source says that the Senate’s Conservative Caucus trooped across the building and was seen entering Speaker Rob Vescovo’s office on Thursday.

Challenged GOP Reps

13 Republican incumbent House members face primary challenges this election year. There are 12 Democratic House incumbents in a similar situation. Of course, there are about twice as many Republicans as Democrats. That means approximately 1 in 8 Republican incumbents face a primary challenge, compared to approximately 1 in 4 Democrats.

Cody Cash Fast Tracked

House Budget Chair Cody Smith’s HB 3021, which would give Missourians a $500 tax credit, was voted out of the Budget Committee yesterday. And Smith told the Committee he hoped to fast-track the legislation to have it perfected and passed this week.

Bill PAC Gives to Pollock

Believe in Life and Liberty (BILL) PAC sent $2,000 to Rep. Suzie Pollock’s campaign committee, according to the April filings.

Where We Are

The General Assembly is off today as part of their Easter break.

Carter Drops $500K Into Senate 10

Judge Mike Carter dropped a bomb into the Republican Senate 10 primary yesterday. He formed his candidate committee and wrote a $500,000 check.

House Perfects Parents’ Bill of Rights

Amid some heated debate, the House perfected Rep. Ben Baker’s HB 1858.

RightPath Raised $2.4M

RightPath PAC filed its April report showing $2,450,600 raised. The contributors of the PAC appear to all have relationship with Washington University. Press reports have described the PAC being founded due to concern with the direction that the Missouri Senate was taking.

Team Hartzler Says They’re Up

Politico reports that“a new internal poll conducted by Hartzler’s campaign April 4-6 and obtained by POLITICO shows Hartzler up 7 percentage points

1 – 3. Tight labor market persists…

4 – 5. Weather maps.

6. Ed busing $$$.

7. Legalization $$$.

8 – 9. Crime fears.