Missouri’s Silver-Haired Legislature chooses 2019 senior issue priorities

The 45th Annual Conference of the Silver Haired Legislature took place at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on Oct. 16, 17 and 18. The 103 delegates in attendance chose their top five priorities and formulated plans to advocate for senior issues during the coming legislative session.
Peggy Burnett represented Daviess County in the ABCD REGION; Walter Burnett served as alternate.
After spirited debates in the legislative chambers, the delegates chose these issues as their top five priorities for the 2019 legislative session:
1. Establish the Senior Growth & Development Program
2. Revision of Mo-RX
3. Increase funding for home delivered meals and congregate meals
4. Make Missouri’s income tax brackets more progressive
5. Approval of over the counter sale/use of industrial hemp oil as a supplement
Anyone interested in learning further details about the priorities of the Silver Haired Legislature is encouraged to call or e-mail Freda Miller at 855-205-7520, [email protected], or SHL Delegate John Murphy at 816-449-5759, [email protected]
Missouri’s Silver Haired Legislature was founded in 1973, the first in the nation after the Older Americans Act was amended to include advocacy groups. The SHL is composed of 15 volunteers from each of the 10 statewide Area Agencies on Aging. These 150 senior advocates, elected by their peers, identify and advocate for issues critical to older Missourians.