Missouri Capitol Chat

In the fifth  episode of our Business Champions series, Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) joins the Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team to discuss her business background and her collaborative efforts to get pro-business policy passed in Jefferson City.

Learn more about Rep. Shields including her passion for improving access to child care, as well as her other priorities for 2024.

What issues will lead debate in the 2024 Legislative Session? Find out with Capitol Chat! The Missouri Chamber’s governmental affairs team outlines priorities for the new year. What impact will upcoming elections have on progress? Will returning issues like child care, public safety, tort reform and health care make it across the finish line? Here’s what our experts predict. 

In the fourth episode of our Business Champions series, Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola) joins the Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team to discuss her background in education and her collaborative efforts to get pro-business policy passed in Jefferson City.

Learn more about Sen. Eslinger, including her passion for improving access to child care and fixing Missouri's teacher shortage, as well as her other priorities for 2024.

In the third episode of our Business Champions series, Rep. Aaron Crossley (D-Independence) joins the Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team to discuss his unique background that led him to run for office and his collaborative efforts to get pro-business policy passed in Jefferson City.

Learn more about Rep. Crossley, including his passion for railroad travel and his other priorities for 2024.

In the second episode of our Business Champions series, Rep. Sherri Gallick (R-Belton) joins the Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team to discuss pro-business legislation she helped champion during the 2023 legislative session.

Learn more about Rep. Gallick, including her passion for improving child care access  and her other priorities for 2024.

In the first episode of our Business Champions series, Rep. Mike Henderson (R-Bonne Terre) joins the Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team to discuss pro-business legislation he championed during the 2023 legislative session.

Learn more about Rep. Henderson, including his passions, personal life, and priorities for 2024.

Which bills and budget items did Gov. Parson sign? Catch up with Capitol Chat!

The Missouri Chamber's governmental affairs team breaks down the finalized state budget,  including a major investment in I-70. They also dive into the vetoed items that didn't make it across the finish line.

Plus, learn which legislation was signed into law and which pro-business issues we'll be advocating for in 2024.

What exactly happened this legislative session? Catch up with Capitol Chat!

The Missouri Chamber’s governmental affairs team dives into the 2023 legislative session – the good, the bad and the ugly. Learn which pro-business bills made it across the finish line, which bills were blocked, and what's next for our advocacy efforts.

Less than two weeks remain in the 2023 Missouri Legislative Session, and several critical business issues remain in play as the clock ticks down to May 12.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s governmental affairs team will be at the Capitol for long hours over the coming days fighting for employers on issues such as cybersecurity grant funding, an upskill credential program and tort reform. In this episode, Phillip, Heidi and Kara explain where these pro-business bills stand. 

With just four weeks left in the 2023 legislative session, join the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Governmental Affairs team for a biweekly check-in on pro-business priorities, such as child care tax credits and tort reform.

Plus, learn more about the job-killing business mandates the Missouri Chamber is opposing over these final weeks.