Both sides on sexual orientation bill pack Missouri Capitol hearing room to...
Legislation adding sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights statute was heard Wednesday afternoon by a House committee in Jefferson City. The House General Laws Committee heard...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers approve $29 billion budget; tuition for undocumented...
The Missouri Legislature has approved an approximately $29.7 billion state operating budget, one that prevents undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition. The state Constitution...
View ArticleFathers of Springfield murderer and victim urge Missouri lawmakers to pass...
The Missouri House and Senate have approved similar bills that would require Missouri’s Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. Supporters hope to get a bill on the governor’s...
View ArticleWhat to watch for in this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s session
Get ready for what could be long hours and plenty of drama during this last week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session. The GOP supermajority chambers are hoping to wrap up final passage of...
View ArticleMissouri State Representative Roeber still recovering from vehicle crash
The Missouri House Speaker says a state lawmaker who was seriously injured in a March head-on collision will need to learn to walk again. Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, tells Missourinet that...
View ArticleMissouri’s national spelling bee whiz kids prepare to take national stage
Seventeen Missouri students are among 565 spellers in America preparing to be in the national spotlight for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 92nd annual competition will be May 26 through the 31...
View ArticleMissouri Senate deadlock is over with deal reached on GM bill
Governor Mike Parson and members of his own party have budged – ending a 26-hour protest about an incentive package inspired by General Motors. The compromise reached on the $50 million tax credits...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Pro Tem Wiemann outlines priorities for Missouri session’s...
Legislation that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is the top priority for Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon, during the 2019 session’s final two days....
View ArticleMissouri Senate passes eight-week abortion ban bill
After about 15 hours of stalling and negotiating, the Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. During the wee hours this morning, the chamber endorsed the...
View ArticleMissouri House expected to debate abortion bill on Friday
The Missouri House Majority Leader’s office says the heartbeat abortion bill that has attracted national media attention is not expected to be debated in the House until Friday. The office of House...
View ArticleBREAKING: Missouri abortion bill heading to governor’s desk; galleries...
Legislation that would essentially ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is on its way to Governor Mike Parson’s desk, after receiving final approval Friday afternoon from the Missouri...
View ArticleWhat bills did the Missouri Legislature pass this year? See the list of top...
The Missouri Legislature’s regular session has come to a close and so has the hustle and bustle over the past five months in Jefferson City. Lawmakers passed 102 pieces of legislation this session and...
View ArticleHaahr and Quade reflect on Missouri’s 2019 legislative session (AUDIO)
The Missouri House Speaker describes the 2019 legislative session as the most successful policy session he’s seen in his seven years in the Legislature. Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, tells...
View Article‘Nathan’s Law’ to restrict capacity at in-home daycares goes to Missouri...
After ten years in the making, “Nathan’s Law” is on the verge of becoming the real deal. The Missouri Legislature has passed a measure that would fix a loophole in state law allowing in-home day cares,...
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General’s office joins FBI efforts to fight human...
The FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force has added a powerful law enforcement force – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office. During a press conference Monday in Kansas...
View ArticlePro-choice supporters rally in Missouri cities
Thousands of protesters gathered in Missouri today, including in St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia and Jefferson City to rally against a proposed eight-week abortion ban. Several pro-choice groups...
View ArticleParson signs bill to ban abortions at eight weeks
During a bill signing today at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 126 into law banning abortions at eight weeks into pregnancies. In a press release, the...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics Missouri cancels state summer games
Special Olympics Missouri has canceled next week’s state summer games. Board Chairman Gary Wilbers says tornado damage to the brand new training campus in Jefferson City has led to the tough decision....
View ArticleSenator Hawley and Missouri lawmakers praise volunteer response after...
Missouri’s junior senator says the large volunteer response after last week’s EF-3 tornado in Jefferson City represents the best of America. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley toured tornado-damaged East Capitol...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood sues Missouri, says state is ‘illegally weaponizing...
Missouri could become the first state in the nation since at least 1974 without a health center providing abortions. Planned Parenthood President, Dr. Leana Wen, says the organization has filed a...
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