On Friday, December 1st, the Missouri General Assembly will begin pre-filing legislation for the upcoming 2024 legislative session that begins at noon on January 3rd. Politics: Republicans maintain super majorities in both the State House and State Senate.  Due to...

HBA Public Affairs Report By Heath Clarkston MISSOURI LEGISLATURE IS BACK IN SESSION FOR 2023 The 102nd General Assembly of Missouri opened its 2023 session at noon on Jan. 4TH in Jefferson City. President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) and Speaker of the House...

HEATH CLARKSTON PARTNERS WITH DOUG NELSON FOR NEW CONSULTING FIRM On January 1, 2023, Heath Clarkston and Doug Nelson will announce a new partnership and begin a new governmental consulting firm in Jefferson City. Heath and Doug have spent the past five years with...

During the 2022 Regular Session, the Missouri General Assembly appropriated $49 billion for the fiscal year 2023 state operating budget. Of that, $2.6 billion was for capital improvement funds from Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. These funds included state administered grant programs for infrastructure, small businesses, stormwater, and broadband. The state is currently in the process of creating procedures to allow businesses to request funding through a competitive grant process.

Public Affairs Committee Report By Heath Clarkston UPDATE: JEFFERSON CITY COUNCIL PASSES BUILDING CODE UPDATES On Tuesday, July 5th the Jefferson City Council unanimously adopted several bills to update the current building codes from 2015 to the 2018 addition.  The...

JEFFERSON CITY COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE BUILDING CODE UPDATES On Tuesday, June 21st the Jefferson City Council Meeting Agenda includes the introduction of Bill Numbers 2022-18 to 2022-24 the update the existing International Codes from the 2015 version to the 2018...