BRANSON – Thursday, November 6. Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) and Rep. Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) were honored with the Missouri Community College Association's Legislative Award of Distinction at a ceremony in Branson tonight. The award was presented in recognition of Libla's and Richardson's strong and focused advocacy on behalf of Missouri's community colleges and the students they serve. Three Rivers College president Dr. Wes Payne praised the legislators, describing them as powerful advocates and indefatigable in their efforts to support both Three Rivers College and community colleges around the state. This year marked MCCA’s fiftieth annual convention. Association members celebrated the milestone by hosting several former community college leaders at the convention, including Dr. Norman Myers, founding president of
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JEFFERSON CITY – Following a tidal wave of support that saw Republicans take 118 of the 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives, members of the historic Republican Caucus met Wednesday afternoon to select state Rep. Todd Richardson to serve as Majority Floor Leader for the 98th General Assembly. Richardson will take on the duties of the position when the House convenes for the 2015 legislative session in January. He will replace state Rep. John J. Diehl, Jr., who was selected by the caucus to serve as the next Speaker of the House. After being unanimously selected by the 118-member Republican caucus, Richardson said his focus in his new role will be on working closely with his colleagues to advance
Nov 05,Noranda President and CEO Layle K. "Kip" Smith is flanked by elected officials and dignitaries at a press conference in this August, 2014, photo at the New Madrid smelter. SEMO TIMES photo by Steve Hankins NEW MADRID - In the wake of a recent announcement by the region's leading employer that could leave as many as 200 Bootheel workers jobless, a state panel might rethink its stance regarding energy costs to the plant. Layle K. "Kip" Smith, president and chief executive officer of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., said the decision by Missouri's Public Services Commission (PSC) regarding a competitive energy rate is to blame for the impending lay off of between 125 and 200 workers during the next six
Sep 22,[Publisher's note: this article will also appear in Thursday's newspaper.] UPDATE: The legislature voted at 11:55pm on Wednesday night; the Governor’s veto stands. Jefferson City is a strange place these days. Literally, things can turn upside down overnight. That's been the case with House Bill 1326 and Senate Bill 506. The bills, deemed the Mo Farm Bills, are supported by both the Missouri Cattle Producers and Missouri's Dairy Cattle industry. They were designed to strengthen Missouri's agricultural industry, which pretty much everyone agreed was a good thing. Just over two months ago these bills were also heavily supported in the state capitol. At the time of passage, the Missouri Cattlemen's Association's (MCA) wrote, “The MCA strongly supports the bipartisan 105
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