Washington, D.C.—More than 50 members of Congress, including Senate leaders from both parties and other key lawmakers, have called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund… Read More
Roy Blunt
As harvest season begins, an urgent letter from members of Congress representing districts along the Missouri River is drawing attention to the “dire” navigation situation created by a maintenance… Read More
Missouri River management practices are the focus of a new bill in Congress, as well as of a lawsuit whose latest phase will take place in June. Missouri… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Rejecting President Donald Trump’s request for budget cuts, a Democratic-controlled House subcommittee advanced a spending bill to hike funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the… Read More
Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Jason Smith announced on their websites December 6 that the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (SEMO Port) will receive a $19.8 million… Read More
The nation’s last authentic overnight steamboat may once again cruise the rivers of America’s heartland and deep south. On November 27, the U.S. House of Representatives reinstated an… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a Coast Guard authorization measure that key supporters said would set a framework for national ballast water discharge rules. Passed by a… Read More
On June 27, a bill favoring the Delta Queen, introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and supported by Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill passed the Senate Commerce… Read More
Dan Overbey has retired as executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo Port) after 25 successful years in that position. His assistant director, Cary Harbison, took… Read More
