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State Rep. Willard Haley (R-Eldon) delivers a speech on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on April 12, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A key mid-Missouri state lawmaker is optimistic about bipartisan child care tax credit legislation being approved by the Missouri House in 2024, but he’s not sure about the Senate. Missouri House …

State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) serves as the Missouri Senate Majority Leader, a powerful position in Jefferson City. Republicans have a supermajority in the Senate, 24-10. Senator O’Laughlin is the first female to hold that post in state history. She joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to preview Missouri’s 2024 legislative session and to …

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Capitol Hill. He represents 39 counties across northern Missouri, representing Audrain and Randolph counties in the 939 the Eagle listening area. One of the biggest issues he’s also been involved in is trying to obtain federal funding to help replace Jefferson City’s aging tri-level. The tri-level bridges …

Sisters Greta and Ava Gunderson have opened Son of a Gun on North Ninth street in downtown Columbia (October 2023 photo courtesy of “Inside Columbia” magazine photographer LG Patterson) Two sisters who grew up in Nebraska have opened a new bar in downtown Columbia that they hope will be the prime bar for young adults. Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine reports …

A Boone County judge has denied a change of venue request from a Columbia woman charged with involuntary manslaughter for the May suffocation death of a child in her daycare. Authorities say 56-year-old Sarah Brown was allegedly operating an unlicensed and illegal daycare out of her home near Paris road, when the child died in her care. Brown’s attorney, Richard …