Supporting Public Education
By Senator Will Kraus Ever since I entered the State Legislature in 2005, I have steadfastly supported our public education system, the teachers, and administrators who work long, hard hours to educate...
View ArticleSen. Will Kraus Touted by U. S. President for Innovation in Education
JEFFERSON CITY — Today (7-24), the framework creating Missouri innovation education campuses, sponsored by Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit, in Senate Bill 381was hailed by the president of the United...
View ArticleBill Prefiling Begins
By Senator Will Kraus; December 4, 2014 This week marks the unofficial beginning of the 2015 legislative session with the prefiling of bills in both the Missouri Senate and House. In the Senate, bills...
View ArticleJoint Committee on Government Accountability
By Senator Will Kraus; Jefferson City, December 19, 2014 – Last week, the Joint Committee on Government Accountability met to organize and prepare to look into the state’s response to the events in...
View ArticleFrom Senator Will Kraus, Mid-Session Review
The Missouri General Assembly reached the unofficial halfway point in the 2016 legislative session the week of March 21st. Over the past 2 ½ months, the Senate has crafted and advanced legislation that...
View ArticleGuest Column: Celebrating the American Worker
LEE’S SUMMIT, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 – As I am writing this, Americans throughout the country are eagerly anticipating the upcoming three-day holiday weekend. The unofficial end of summer will be marked by...
View ArticleWill Kraus – Senate Approves Bill to Curb Department of Revenue Overreach
It is hard to believe we just wrapped up our sixth week of the 2017 session. Here in the Senate, committee work is moving at a brisk pace, the budget process is gearing up, and my colleagues and I...
View ArticleSenate Focuses on Labor Reform
JEFFERSON CITY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (From Missouri Senator Will Kraus) – in last week’s column, I detailed two measures (Senate Bill 16 and Senate Bill 31) the Senate has passed as part of its efforts to...
View ArticleSenate Adopts Resolution on REAL ID
From the Office of Missouri Senator Will Kraus – The Senate voted last week to adopt Senate Resolution 270, legislation I filed urging Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005. It has been 12 years...
View ArticleGeneral Municipal Election Right Around the Corner
GUEST COLUMN: Senator Will Kraus – The Missouri General Assembly is currently in the middle of its annual legislative spring break, which is always a great opportunity to get caught up and prepare for...
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