Dear Friend, I took the oath of office to represent the people of North Missouri in Congress last week. It's not an oath I take lightly. It's a...

House Speaker Dean Plocher Announces Committee Assignments for the 102nd General Assembly One week after the legislative session began, Missouri House Speaker Dean...

Dear Friend, Thanksgiving is an American holiday, with roots that stretch back further than the founding of our nation. In September of 1620,...

Dear Friend, I’ve heard a lot of bad ideas over the years. But one of them, this notion that we should “defund the police,” really takes the...

House Advances Measure to Support Missouri Farmers (HB 3) Lawmakers returned to the State Capitol building this week to give their support to...

Dear Friend, At the end of this month, two programs you’ve probably never heard of will expire: the Medicare Dependent Hospital Program and the...

Monday, September 12, 2022 Kyle Wilkens, Missouri State Director, USDA Rural Development The mornings and evenings are getting a bit cooler, and...

Dear Friend, President Biden wants to double the size of the Internal Revenue Service and hire 87,000 new IRS agents to audit and investigate...

Dear Friend, WOTUS. It stands for “waters of the United States.” The acronym is five letters, but if you live and farm in North Missouri, it...

Dear Friend, After months of haggling with his political advisors, President Biden finally pulled the trigger on his disastrous plan to...

The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia was a big success, 2 weeks of food, fun, exhibits, music, and livestock. My staff from USDA Rural Development...

Dear Friend, North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez was just 32 years old when he was taken from us—senselessly gunned down at what...

Dear Friend, First it was the “Green New Deal,” then it was “Build Back Better,” now it’s the “Inflation Reduction Act.” You can call it...

Dear Friend, Like everything else in this country, the price of fertilizer has gone through the roof. Last year, we were paying around $400 a...

Legislature Prepares for Special Session to Provide Tax Relief for Missourians Governor Parson is planning on calling legislators in for a...