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The legislative season is now in full force as Missouri legislators start the session this week. The session runs through May 16, 2025.
During the 2024 campaign season there were nearly as many …
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BY PAUL HAMBY
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1/8/25
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This week we continue our series looking at priority issues for the 2025 Missouri legislative session. Pre-filing bills continues and now 1257 bills have been filed by Missouri State Senators and …
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BY PAUL HAMBY
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12/26/24
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This week we continue our series of looking at priority issues for the 2025 Missouri legislative session that begins in January. Pre-filing bills continue and now 1,135 bills have been filed by …
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BY PAUL HAMBY
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12/18/24
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The Missouri legislative session starts on Jan. 8, 2025.
Pre-filing of bills started December 1 and in the first week, 992 bills were filed. Fortunately most will not become new laws.
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BY PAUL HAMBY
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12/11/24
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Since 2019, the buying power of your paycheck has lost about ⅓ of its value.
The official inflation rate does not count all things for every day cost of living. However, the government says …
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BY PAUL HAMBY
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11/13/24
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The concept of individual liberty, that is the right to live as a free human, has inspired people for thousands of years. Here is some inspiration from five of the best.
Pro Libertate which …
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By Paul Hamby
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11/6/24
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Should you have to pay a special fee to fund the retirement of present and retired courthouse workers in order to have your day in court? No! Our founding fathers created a system that meant that all …
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By Paul Hamby
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10/16/24
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Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, Sept. 26 as a category 4 storm. Most weather forecasters predicted a lot of damage along the coast and then it would quickly die out, but instead it picked …
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By Paul Hamby
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10/9/24
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The idea is that you set aside money for specific tasks and store it in an envelope until needed so that money is not spent on temptations.
One such envelope would be for groceries. The cook in …
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By Paul Hamby
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10/2/24
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In the spring of 2020, a close friend called and asked: “Have you heard about the new virus spreading worldwide?” I had indeed as it was on radio newscasts and in the newspapers. There …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/25/24
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Proposition A ballot question asks to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This ballot question comes from a citizen initiative petition. The funding source for this years petition is unknown, but …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/18/24
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On Wednesday August 28, new property rights laws went into effect in Missouri. HB2062 protects landlords from squatters. The following paragraph is from the bill summary:
No county, …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/4/24
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3816 years ago, King Hammurabi of Babylon implemented one of the first government edicts for price controls. Known as “Hammurabi’s Code” the written laws had the opposite effect of …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/28/24
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Yes, in some respects. There are issues and strategies we disagree on between Left vs Right.
There is also a lot that we have in common. Most Missouri citizens are good people who want …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/14/24
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For two decades Argentina has been under extreme liberal policies slipping more and more into a socialist country. The Government grew along with many unnecessary public works projects designed only …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/7/24
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Constitutional County Sheriff
Missouri County Sheriffs are elected for a term of four years and have no limit on the number of terms they can serve. At the time of filing, sheriff candidates …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/31/24
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Missouri became a state in 1820. Since then, nine Governors did not finish their term and were replaced by the Lieutenant Governor or someone else.
The most recent case was when Lt Governor Mike …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/24/24
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Missouri Governor
The Missouri Governor is elected for a term of 4 years and can serve up to a maximum of 8 years due to constitutional term limits. Governor candidates must be at least 30 years …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/17/24
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Missouri Secretary of State
Candidates for Secretary of State must be a US citizen, a resident of Missouri for 1 year prior to the election, no state or federal felonies and not delinquent on …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/10/24
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Missouri Lieutenant Governor
The Missouri Lt. Gov. is elected for a term of 4 years and there are no limits on the number of years one can serve.
The lieutenant governor assumes the powers …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/3/24
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