On March 12, 2019, 59 Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) delegates from all over the state, including Peggy and Walter Burnett from Daviess County (ABCD Region), made the trek to the Capitol in Jefferson City for a regular meeting of the board of directors, words of encouragement from various luminaries, and a chance to deliver their message in person to their respective legislators. Delegates highlighted SHL’s past achievements as well as its current priorities using the newly-printed 2019 SHL brochure.
Last fall, SHL delegates came together for their 45th Annual Conference and chose these issues as their Top Five Priorities to support for the 2019 legislative session:
• Establish the Senior Services Growth and Development Program
• Revision of MoRx
• Increase Funding for Home Delivered Meals and Congregate Meals Provided by Area Agencies on Aging
• Make Missouri’s Income Tax Brackets More Progressive
• Approval of Over The Counter Sale/Use of Industrial Hemp Oil as a Supplement
Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging Silver Haired Legislature delegates serve
through June 30, 2019, and also include — ABCD Region: Kathy Roach and Ronald L. Shreve, Andrew; John Murphy and Sharon Murphy, DeKalb; William A. Hedge, Buchanan. Green Hills Region: David Martin and David M. Moore, Livingston; Edna Foster, Grundy: John Herndon, Linn; Sally Jones, Sullivan; Stan Davis, Putnam. Northwest Region: Lorraine Helm-Higgins and Joseph R. Higgins, Gentry; Lois Pontius and Gayle Wade, Harrison; Larry Cady, Nodaway; Carol Pickering, Worth.
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