Korman: Veto Override, Friend Visits Top Of Capitol

We had a very busy and historic week at the Capitol. With only a week left in Regular Session the hustle and bustle of the Capitol is in full swing.

This week we passed a conservative and balanced budget for Missouri. With the trend of less federal money coming to Missouri we will need to keep our state spending in check for years to come.

Wednesday was a historic day with a veto override for redistricting. The redistricting challenge of going from nine to eight congressional districts received bi-partisan support to keep it from going to the courts. This saved valuable time and money for our state and court system. View map here: http://house.mo.gov/largemap.aspx?map=3. I had the lucky opportunity to be present when the Speaker of the House signed the veto override.

We finally got to start some debate on the future for Missouri’s Energy Policy on the House Floor. We debated both nuclear site permitting and renewable energy. Both issues are very important to Missouri’s residential, commercial, agriculture and industrial ratepayers. I hope we can finish the debate and move something forward in the last few days of session.

I normally don’t name individuals or give details of visitors but this week my friend, Kenny Kronk came to visit for the entire day as well as he climbed more than 200 steps to see the top of the Capitol!

Please feel free to stop by or contact your 99^th District office at:

201 W Capitol Ave., Office 114C
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-2689
Bart{dot}Korman{at}house{dot}mo{dot}gov