Supporting Our Troops
This week, the General Assembly sent the second completed bill of the 2021 legislative session to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 2, which was passed by the Senate in January, received final approval from the House of Representatives. This measure expands the Missouri Works jobs creation program, allowing part-time military jobs to be eligible for tax incentives. The aim of the legislation is to make Missouri military facilities more attractive to Pentagon planners by reducing payroll costs. Currently, a Missouri Air National Guard base in St. Joseph is in the running to host a new air evacuation unit.
A Taxing Week Ahead of Recess
For myself, the past week felt like “win-some, lose-some” in the Missouri Senate. I was in the minority voting against a measure that would raise the cost of gasoline at the pump, but was happy to see a version of legislation I sponsored to level the playing field for Missouri merchants advance onto the House of Representatives. I also was pleased when education reforms I proposed passed out of the Senate. These bills were among a large number of bills that received Senate approval before the General Assembly begins a one-week mid-term recess next week.
More areas of the state could soon be affected by continued rolling power outages created by increased demand during the state s recent spell of bitter cold.
The Legislative Process Begins With a delayed start due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, the Missouri Senate hit the ground running this week
and michigan was able to pull away for the victory 99-93 the final in that one. former nba player stephon marbury is idolized in china. he already has his own statue, and postage stamp. and now a museum, the house of marbury, is set to open next week in beijing. marbury has played in the chinese basketball association since 2010. and the most inspirational basket of the night goes to florida gator sophomore zach hodgkin s. he was born without the lower half of his left arm but was still able to walk onto the team. the 6 4 hoskins was subbed into the game in the only seconds with the outcome already decided. he made a sweet spin move and scored a lay-up. the gators win it. just ahead a big change in kentucky, prompted by the firestorm over a county clerk s refusal to sign gay marriage licenses. plus a surprise for travelers at a south carolina airport. the weather is going to steal the headlines over the next 24 hours.