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Then-Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on January 28, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) Missouri’s attorney general will keynote this evening’s Boone County Lincoln Days banquet in Columbia. It will take place at Midway Golf and Games, which is near I-70. Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) joined us …

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership post in November. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that he was surprised by the timing of Leader McConnell’s announcement and that he appreciates the Kentucky Republican’s service. Another main topic during today’s interview …

The MU Research Reactor (MURR) in Columbia was built in 1966 (2023 photo courtesy of MU News Bureau associate director Uriah Orland) Funding for the University of Missouri and for the MU Research Reactor (MURR) is a top priority for a former GOP state senator from Columbia who’s running for Missouri’s new third congressional district seat. Mizzou officials broke ground …

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), left, visits with State Rep. Bill Allen (R-Kansas City) at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on May 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation will seek his 13th term on Capitol Hill this fall. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), whose massive 39-county district includes Moberly, …

Funding for the University of Missouri was a top priority for former Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), who served in the Missouri Senate from 2009-2016. Schaefer was only the second Republican in history at the time to hold that seat (Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden is now the third). Former Senator Schaefer has filed to run …