Jason Rosenbaum

3 weeks ago | kcur.org | Jason Rosenbaum

Shortly after the May 16 tornado damaged thousands of homes in the St. Louis area, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley promised to be like a "dog on a bone" to deliver federal relief. Three weeks after the tornado, President Donald Trump still hasn't signed Gov. Mike Kehoe's major disaster declaration for individual assistance. Scores of St. Louis residents are struggling to find stable shelter.

3 weeks ago | kbia.org | Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri legislators ended their regular session without boosting the starting salaries for Children's Division employees, which frustrated some lawmakers who said the pay for these jobs is too low. Children's Division employees could benefit from a pay raise for state employees that Gov. Mike Kehoe backed. And Kehoe said Children's Division leaders may present a plan soon that deals with the low starting salaries.

1 month ago | kbia.org | Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Sunday sent a major disaster declaration request to President Donald Trump for the May 16 tornado that ripped through the St. Louis area — a move that could unlock federal aid to thousands of people throughout the region. Kehoe sent the individual aid request to Trump for St. Louis and St. Louis County, which suffered massive damage from the tornado.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jason Rosenbaum

Can a Missouri General Assembly be unusual and familiar at the same time? A case could be made that the 2025 session lived up to that paradoxical sentiment. Unlike in the last couple of years, the GOP-controlled legislature was productive – though the Senate ended business two days early on Wednesday, and the House followed on Thursday for the first time in decades.

1 month ago | kcur.org | Jason Rosenbaum

At a state funeral Tuesday for Christopher "Kit” Bond, former U.S. Sen. John Danforth saidBond chose to “offer his talents” to the state as an elected official because he genuinely wanted to help his fellow Missourians. “Kit Bond was an exceptional person who was blessed with many talents,” Danforth said at the public service in the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City. “He was very smart. He was highly educated. He had boundless energy. He wanted for nothing.