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Missouri House votes to give final approval to feral hog legislation; bill to be tweaked in Senate
Legislation boosting criminal penalties for those who knowingly release feral hogs into the wild is heading to the Missouri Senate, after receiving final House approval on Thursday. The bipartisan vote was 108-38.
State Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville), who chairs the Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee, speaks on the House floor on April 27, 2021 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)
“When you have groups like the (Missouri) Farm Bureau and the (Missouri) Department of Conservation and soybeans and corn all working together and saying let’s give this a try. Let’s do everything we can do to help eradicate an invasive species,” McCreery says.
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Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus highlights Missouri’s $2 billion economic relationship with the UK (AUDIO)
A bipartisan group of more than 30 Missouri lawmakers has created the nation’s first “Friends of the United Kingdom” Caucus, which highlights the relationship between the Show-Me State and the UK.
State Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield), who chairs the Missouri House Economic Development Committee, chairs the new caucus. He says Missouri has a tremendous partnership with the UK.
State Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield), who chairs the Missouri House Economic Development Committee, speaks at the first meeting of the “Friends of the United Kingdom” Caucus on April 20, 2021. House Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann (R-O’Fallon), right, and State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) listen (photo courtesy of Tim Bomme