Speaker of the House
House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, calls the session to order on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in the House of Representatives at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. Meeting under unprecedented circumstances, Missouri lawmakers approved a $6.2 billion emergency aid package targeted at helping the state respond to the broad effects of a global coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com