Benton’s Jamie Burger, fresh face in Jeff City, introduces monuments bill
Friday, February 12, 2021
Rep. Jamie Burger (R-148-Benton), identified earlier this week by the Missouri Times online magazine as one of the “freshmen to watch” in the state’s General Assembly, said Thursday he wants to try to spare local governments in Missouri from direct citizen blowback when it comes to removing or relocating historical markers or monuments.