Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden with a recap of the last 48 hours in the Missouri Senate, plus an update on where things lie with the Missouri Freedom Caucus and Senate Leadership. Senator Travis Fitzwater's POV on the tumultuous start to the Senate's session, from someone not in the Freedom Caucus.

The long-anticipated reopening of Columbia's Golden Corral has been announced. Now the folks of Columbia can rest! Taylor Swift takes some heat for who she voted for in 2020.

One of our affiliates, KWOS, celebrates 87 years of broadcasting. State Senators are still going at it from yesterday's session. State Politico Christopher Arps.

Sen. Bill Eigel discusses the Missouri Senate's filibuster that lasted through the night, and addresses criticism of the MO Freedom Caucus. John Potter announces his campaign for State Rep and CPS Board.

Ben Shapiro shocks us all and releases a rap he collaborated on with Tom MacDonald... and it's actually not bad! How will the MO Freedom Caucus' support fare over the next couple of weeks? Gen Z sucks.

"Missouri Times" publisher Scott Faughn will be the guest speaker at the February 19 Cole County Lincoln Days event at Jefferson City's Capitol Plaza Hotel. Dinner begins at 6 that evening, and U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) and a number of state lawmakers are also expected to be there. Mr. Faughn joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri." We discussed the dinner, the Freedom Caucus controversy with Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), and legislation from State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) that would allow charter schools to operate in the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) district, without local school board sponsorship. Scott also addressed the Magnitude 7 closing in southeast Missouri's New Madrid. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) has filed legislation aimed at saving the plant, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R) has called on President Biden to invoke the federal Defense Production Act, noting 30 percent of the nation's aluminum is produced at the Bootheel plant. Senator Hawley says it's an issue of national security:

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Missouri Times' Publisher Scott Faughn discusses the latest happenings in state politics. Brian Walsh with Capitol Access Alliance on FAA Reauthorization.

Former Boone County Clerk and current Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy, Taylor Burks, talks about the drone attacks taking place in Jordan that have injured US troops. He also discusses his time in the middle east during his four deployments.

Boone County GOP central committee chair Tony Lupo says the committee has not written a letter to Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) calling for him to step down as pro tem. Mr. Lupo joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri". The issue involves Senator Rowden's decision this week to remove three fellow Republicans from their committee chairmanships. Mr. Lupo says the committee intended to send a private message to Senator Rowden asking him to show some leadership and to come back to the committee. Mr. Lupo tells listeners a central committee member offered write a first draft, which was done. That first draft ended up being posted on Twitter, and Mr. Lupo doesn't know how that happened. He tells listeners that the first draft would need revisions and a vote, before any letter would be sent to Senator Rowden. Pro Tem Rowden has stripped State Sens. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg), Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) and Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) from their chairmanships: