Many people enjoy making a splash to beat the summer heat. On most occasions, if you do not own a pool and you aren’t going to the lake, people generally pay to go to a swimming facility. House bill number 1341 proposes to establish what may be referred to as “Ethan’s Law“. This Ethan’s Law declares that any owner of a business-related, privately owned swimming pool is to maintain adequate insurance coverage.

Summer has finally arrived, bringing the typical blazing hot days and the occasional weather emergency. This is the time of the year to crank up the A/C, go to the lake, and relax. Hopefully, there are some of you out there that will scribble, in your demanding schedules, time to look at what concerns and issues are being brought up in your Missouri legislation. Since hotter days are on the horizon, it is only appropriate to mention the act SB720.

I would like to write one word: Agriculture. When one thinks of agriculture, images of tractors going five miles per hour down the road or illegal aliens working the fields may spring to mind. Agriculture is the unseen, straggling trade that works to produce the food items that we need and want as well as much more.
The bill SB 931 adapts specifications concerning the management of agricultural incentives and agendas.

Eat Healthy. Get up and Exercise. Live Healthy. These are things that we attempt to accomplish and that other’s strive to help us achieve every day. Perhaps we are not always the healthiest person on the bloc; however, we strive to not get sick so we won’t have to go visit that doctor who never seems to diagnose us right. Furthermore, it costs money. Despite all of this, Missouri legislation attempts to create a working health system that at least pleases most of us.

With all the hype of the upcoming presidential elections, itʼs easy to overlook the
upcoming state-wide elections. In November, all state-wide elected officials,
representatives, half of the senators, and the U.S. representatives will be up for reelection.

Despite the decision made by the Missouri Supreme Court in 2006 (Weinschenk v. Missouri) that requiring a citizen to show a valid, government-issued photo ID to vote is unconstitutional, the Missouri legislature is again considering reinstating the requirement.

The term “Melting Pot” has been used to describe the United States throughout its history. We are an immigrant nation and our differences have defined us as a country. Immigration has become an important issue today as thousands of aliens illegally cross our borders each year. What rights do these individuals have despite their lack of citizenship?

The State of Missouri has developed a Quality Rating System for early childhood and before-and-after school programs licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services which is to be developed by September 1, 2008. This quality rating system, under bill SB726, will be based off of similar pilots designed by the University of Missouri Center for Family Policy.