Mike Kehoe issues crime-reduction executive orders minutes after swearing in as Missouri governor
11:30 a.m. - The Inauguration Ceremony begins on Capitol South Lawn with a welcome by Andy Blunt, Chairman of Securing Missouri’s Future Inaugural Committee, and the departure of Governor Michael L. Parson. 11:37 a.m. - Joint Session called of the Missouri General Assembly to order by Senator Cindy O’Laughlin.
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Missouri governor Mike Kehoe signs executive orders to combat violent crime
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed six executive orders to combat violent crime within an hour of taking the oath of office.
Kehoe issues crime-reduction executive orders minutes after swearing in as Missouri governor
My administration will be relentless in our pursuit to make Missouri a place where it’s easier to be a cop than a criminal,” Kehoe said. In a one-on-one interview with Firs
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The 62-year-old St. Louis native, who served as Missouri’s lieutenant governor and as a state senator, took the oath of office Monday. He immediately signed executive orders on crime and immigration,
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Mike Kehoe, a Republican who cruised to election, is set to take the oath of office at noon. “As soon as my hand comes off the Bible, the Kehoe administration will be relentless in our efforts to make Missouri safer,
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