Powerful Missouri House Budget Committee chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) is serving his fourth and final term in the House, due to term limits. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri" this morning, announcing his candidacy for state treasurer in 2024. He intends to seek the GOP nomination next August. Chairman Smith tells listeners that he has no specific criticism of GOP incumbent Vivek Malek, who was appointed to the position in January by Governor Mike Parson. Representative Smith tells "Wake Up" that the treasurer's race will be about his own record and his experience in the General Assembly and in business:

Christopher Wray we think is confused about why the American people are suspicious of the FBI right now. The "c word", Covid, is back in the news.

Randy Tobler joins us with his take on FBI hearings yesterday and Lt. Gov Mike Kehoe talks about the Fischer House, the drought, and gets very personal in discussing how he never knew his dad.

Mo. House Budget Chair Cody Smith joins us to talk about line item vetoes on the budget and then announces he's running for State Treasurer.

State Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Scott City) is a veteran lawmaker in Jefferson City. She's served more than 11 years in the Missouri Legislature: eight in the House and three in the Missouri Senate. She's launched her candidacy for lieutenant governor and says she wants to unabashedly protect sacred Christian and conservative values. One of her landmark bills that was signed into law in 2021 was bipartisan prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation. Senator Rehder joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that more than 70 percent of Missourians support PDMP. She also says her constituents in southeast Missouri back her transgender bill that becomes law on August 28. It requires athletes to participate in male or female competitive sports based on their gender at birth, through the collegiate level:

Holly Rehder is running for Lt. Gov. We feature several stories of dumb local criminals doing dumb things!

Raven Harrison discusses Joe Biden's nasty demeanor with this staffers. The presidential candidate paying you $20 to donate $1 to him.

State Sen. Holly Rehder joins us to talk about her run for Lt. Gov. Tim Tinnin and Elizabeth Hoffman from the Red Slipper Warrior Project share the back story the organization and talk about some of their events coming up.

11 year old Mia Smith of Taos performs for the crew before she sings the national anthem at Kaufman Stadium for a Royals game.

Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) says the $51.8 billion state operating budget signed by Governor Mike Parson (R) contains projects for all 163 Missouri House districts and all 34 state senate districts. Hough is especially touting a new $300-million psychiatric hospital that will be built in the Kansas City area and a $2.8 BILLION project to six-lane I-70 across Missouri. Chairman Hough joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri". He tells listeners that I-70 between St. Louis and Kansas City needs a major overhaul. He notes part of I-70 in Missouri was built in 1956, when President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House: