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For over four decades, I have had the privilege of advocating for Missouri’s retailers – most of them family-owned stores, forming the backbone of our communities. Business owners know better than most how closely their success is tied to the strength of our transportation network. When the supply chain works, communities and local businesses thrive. But they’re also the first to feel the impact when delays and disruptions occur.

Few Americans know that the Missouri Pacific Railroad was the first freight railroad to lay tracks west of the Mississippi. For more than a century, its groundbreaking rail lines carried crucial goods to growing Western cities. But there’s a reason that story isn’t well known today: in 1982, Union Pacific merged with Missouri Pacific, forming a Western rail network that was stronger, more efficient, and better connected than either line could have been on its own. 

old Star Families go through a lot. While they may not attend Basic Training or feel the mixture of terror and thrill when heading into a combat zone, they do know suffering.

In 2021, the FDA’s approval of Ozempic as a weight-loss drug marked a significant milestone in obesity treatment. Soon after, other GLP-1 agonists gained FDA approval for weight loss, offering hope to millions battling obesity—a leading cause of severe health conditions. These medications have transformed lives, but their popularity outstripped supply, creating a dangerous gap filled by counterfeit drugs.

Thank you to NewsTalk STL and my friends Chris Arps and Tim Jones for having me on yesterday to talk about the corruption exposed here in O’Fallon, MO! This corruption has been overshadowed by the St Charles County Data Center and the Francis Howell Superintendent but we have major corruption where a sitting councilman is an executive for a company just awarded a $23.5million dollar bid!

An external audit is a review of a city’s financial records and accounts by an external auditor who is not an employee of the municipality. The purpose is to ensure the municipality’s finances are being managed properly and the annual accounts are accurate.

Rising healthcare costs are making it harder for patients to get the care they need without breaking the bank. Sadly, rampant consolidation by major corporate health systems and hospitals are only exacerbating the issue, often inflating costs for patients without expanding any tangible benefits or delivering a meaningful difference in the quality of care or services provided.

A large-scale, 239-home residential development near the northwest boundary of the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area has been approved by the O’Fallon City Council. 

At its Aug. 22 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council approved a petition for voluntary annexation of 161.6 acres located at 9260 and 10102 Hwy. DD. Much of this land is adjacent to the northwest boundary of the 6,950.8-acre August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area.

I presented a proclamation to O’fallen native Brandon Miller for making Team USA. Story from News Channel 5 begins at 24:15