Missouri City View

Missouri Legislative Session 2026 Summary of Municipal Issues of Specific Interest Local governments secured several important wins this session, including reauthorization of land banks, revised filing dates for municipal candidates when the final filing day falls on a state or federal holiday, clarification of sovereign immunity provisions, expansion and reauthorization of economic development to...

Andrea Sporcic Klund is the film commissioner for Missouri and runs the Missouri Film Office - a part of the Missouri Division of Tourism. She has been in the film biz representing Missouri for more than 20 years. Since 2005 she has worked to market Missouri to the film and television industry nation-wide. She has helped coordinate production logistics for more than 40 feature films, and hundreds...

Learn where cities stand as we hit the halfway mark for the 2026 Missouri legislative session.  Be sure to subscribe to Missouri City View and leave us a review in your favorite podcast app! Learn more at www.mocities.com. Follow MML! www.facebook.com/mocities www.twitter.com/mocities www.linkedin.com/company/mocities

MML Policy Statement MML Policy Committees and Process MML Legislative Toolkit Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform Restore SGF: Executive Director Brandon Griesemer attended with Rep. Bill Owen and spoke about the work they are doing to revitalize neighborhoods. This was at the MML Southwest Regional Meeting in Aurora where we covered the MML Municipal Administration an...

Housing has been a complex issue for most communities in recent years. The city of Kirksville decided to try something outside the box and work with their local technical school to turn a blighted trailer park into a tiny home subdivision.  Learn more in a recent MML Review article. (July 2025) City of Kirksville Be sure to subscribe to Missouri City View and leave us a review in your favorite pod...

In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we meet Ben White with Missouri Main Street. Ben has served as a senior program specialist since 2019 and helps communities new to Main Street integrate and use the Main Street Approach as a successful economic tool for downtown revitalization. He previously served as the director of Main Street Chillicothe.  https://momainstreet.org/ Be sure to subscr...

In MML's 40th episode, we speak with MML Executive Director Richard Sheets and AT Government Strategies Executive Vice President Shanon Hawk as they break down the 2025 Missouri legislative session and how it affects Missouri cities. Learn more about the legislative process and tips for communication with your legislators with the MML Legislative Toolkit. Read the latest MML Capitol Report. ...

Derek Weber is the Executive Director of the Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (NEMO RPC) located in Memphis, MO.  The Northeast Missouri RPC serves as a Community/Economic Development agency for its member communities within the six Northeast Missouri counties it serves. Derek has facilitated numerous projects resulting in millions of dollars' worth of funding for his member co...

As the Director for Services & Development for the Missouri Public Utilities Alliance, Brandon Renaud is responsible for business planning and project management for new and existing services while forging strong relationships with member utilities and stakeholders. Before coming to MPUA, Brandon served at city of Columbia Utilities (Columbia Water & Light) from 2010-2023, serving the last...

  In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we welcome Sarah Darknell and Jacob Rohter to discuss the Missouri Brownfields program. Sarah is the outreach coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup program . She has been with the Department since July of 2024. Before working for the state of Missouri, she was a high school science teacher in rura...

In today’s MML City View Podcast, we meet with Dave Fults and Chris Burke from the city of St. Peters. David is the Communications and strategy coordinator for the city, where he oversees multimedia communications and has earned several organizational awards for outstanding performance and teamwork. He has worked more than three decades as a professional communicator and has an MBA in marketing fr...

In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we share some of the things cities can expect with next year’s upcoming  Missouri Legislative Session. MML’s Executive Director, Richard Sheets, and Shanon Hawk, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs with AT Government Strategies, join us to share their insight. https://mocities.com/Web/Web/Advocacy/Legislative-Activity.aspx?hkey=01e1a69a-5c8f...

Matt Lehrman shows leaders how to turn conflict into meaningful dialogue, forging stronger, more inclusive communities and organizations.  Interactive Keynote Speaker: www. MattLehrman.com   Strategic Planning Facilitator: www. SocialProsperity.us Producer & Host: Community Catalysts Podcast · Instagram: @mattlehrman · LinkedIn: mattlehrman · Facebook: MattLehrman Be sure to subscribe to Misso...

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In today’s MML City View Podcast, we meet Annette Kendall and Deana Dothage. Deana is an Extension Engagement Specialist in Community Development for MU Extension in St. Charles County and a member of the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference planning committee. Her background includes law enforcement, insurance, mobility management, traffic safety education, extension engagement and a...

In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we meet with Missouri State Director of USDA-Rural Development Kyle Wilkens. Kyle has a lifelong commitment to rural Missouri, growing up in rural west-central Missouri. He has extensive experience working with elected officials, community leaders and agencies at all levels of government on local economic development and rural development programs. We...

Michael Lanahan is a consultant and executive coach helping leaders at the intersection of strategy, structure, and government. As the Founder and Principal of MBL Ventures, he helps government, business, and nonprofit leaders start up, scale up, and transform their work to make life better for themselves, their teams, and their customers.  In public service, Michael designed and executed the larg...

Download the MML Legislative Toolkit today to learn more about the legislative process, how to read a bill, important communication strategies for meeting with legislators, and a glossary of legislative terms. This guide will help you better understand the legislative process and how you can help ensure your municipality’s voice is heard. MML has also added a form on the Legislative Activity page...

In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we meet with city of Springfield Traffic Safety Professional Mandy Büttgen-Quinn. Mandy administrates the Springfield Yields and Missouri’s Safe Across program. These pedestrian safety programs aim to initiate cultural change toward more pedestrian-friendly communities through education and awareness. The education measures are then supplemented with e...

MML Executive Director Richard Sheets and Vice President of Government Affairs for AT Government Strategies Shanon Hawk share how the Missouri legislative session is going and the top issues they are working on for municipalities  in the final weeks of the session. MML Legislative Activity Form and Legislative Toolkit Be sure to subscribe to Missouri City View and leave us a review in your favorit...

In this episode we are glad to welcome Missouri State Representative Bill Falkner. Representative Falkner represents part of Buchanan County, elected to his first two-year term in November 2018 and re-elected in 2020 and 2022. Prior to serving in state government, he served as the mayor of St. Joseph for 8 years and also on the MML Board of Directors. At the Capitol he also serves as the Chair o f...

In this episode of the MML City View Podcast, we meet with Randy Norden, executive director of Missouri 811, formerly known as Missouri One Call. Randy has worked with the public utilities industry in Missouri for more than 30 years, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, as staff and executive director with the Missouri Rural Water Association, and in business development with the...

In this episode we join MML Executive Director Richard Sheets and MML Legislative Consultant Shanon Hawk for an overview of what to expect as the Missouri Legislative Session begins in January.  Learn about the top issues cities will face and hear about MML's new legislative guide that will help you build a meaningful relationship with your legislators and make sure your city's voice is...

Lauren Gehner, P.E., is the Safety Circuit Rider for Missouri where she assists local agencies through education and training in roadway safety. She started in this position at the beginning of 2023 after spending more than 13 years working in city and county government.  Created to primarily serve smaller municipalities without their own transportation safety staff, the Missouri Safety Circuit Ri...

In episode 22 of the Missouri City View podcast, we speak with Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, who was recently chosen as part of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. This yearlong Initiative brings mayors and city leaders from around the world together for extensive training to advance their leadership, strengthen their city halls and deliver results for their communities. Bloomberg...