Three days of events on Westminster College campus in Fulton commemorate the 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s speech that for many historians marks the beginning of the Cold War.
A revised property tax overhaul proposes to lower the minimum school levy — the lowest tax a district can impose and still qualify for state aid — by up to 20%, the first cut since Missouri law began mandating a minimum in 1988. #moleg #mogov
With approval and dissent on both sides of the aisle, the House voted a bill to create a new school accountability system through to the Senate 96-53 Thursday despite concerns the letter grades could be a “scarlet letter” for underperforming schools. #moleg #mogov
A supplemental spending bill pushing total state appropriations for the fiscal year to almost $55 billion was the first legislation sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe in this year’s session when the Missouri House voted 137-13 for final passage. #moleg #mogov
Advocates worry that a plan to put Medicaid work requirements in the Missouri Constitution goes beyond federal law and could put the state at risk of harsh financial penalties. #moleg #mogov
The decision from Circuit Judge Daniel Green is the written version of his oral ruling from Feb. 19 that provisions critics decry as “ballot candy” must be removed from the language prepared by lawmakers. #moleg #mogov
On a party-line vote, a Missouri House committee approved the bill putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow expanded sales tax to supplant income tax. #moleg #mogov
Currently, corporate energy companies in Missouri are vertically integrated, an economic term that means they both make energy and distribute it to customers. Under Rep. Mayhew’s plan, the companies could do one or the other. #moleg #mogov
The bill would create the “Missouri Fathership Project” within Missouri’s Department of Social Services. It would help fund positions at statewide nonprofits and community organizations to support dads who want to “reestablish and strengthen relationships with their children.” #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Senate on Tuesday stripped money for furnishing new space for the attorney general’s office and sending a tourism team to Washington, D.C., from a spending bill funding state agencies through June 30. #moleg #mogov
State Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs says she and other lawmakers believed they were drugged in Jefferson City last year during the legislative session. She wants tougher penalties for the drugs often linked to sexual assault. #moleg #mogov
House committee debates restroom restrictions for transgender Missourians #moleg #mogov
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday that President Donald Trump acted within executive powers when he launched an attack with Israel on Iran over the weekend. #moleg #mosen
The proposal would treat embryos as people under the state constitution, potentially exposing patients and abortion providers to murder charges and eliminating rape and incest exceptions. #moleg #mogov
Journalism is the immune system of democracy. When it weakens, corruption lasts longer. Abuse of power goes unchecked. Public money disappears more easily. #moleg #mogov
Hoping to grow the next generation of farmers, the Missouri House unanimously approved a bill Monday to create an optional agriculture education program for elementary schools. #moleg #mogov
A Missouri state accounting system that was supposed to integrate all state financial operations on one platform is late and over budget — and the program’s top executive can’t say when it will be working or how much more it will cost. #moleg #mogov
Missouri cannabis regulators want more power to penalize bad actors in the marijuana industry, according to drafts of proposed rules released last week. #moleg #mogov
78 of Missouri’s 114 counties are child care deserts, where there are more than three times as many children ages 5 and under as there are licensed child care slots. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Senate is one of only two legislative chambers in the country that does not provide a video livestream of its proceedings.
A Senate committee debated a resolution Wednesday that would change that, though its prospects remain uncertain. #moleg #mogov
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl to two years in prison in his federal COVID relief fraud case, arguing his admitted misuse of nearly $380,000 in pandemic aid “should merit a significant punishment.” #moleg #mogov
While a judge is rewriting the ballot summary for a proposal to put new barriers in front of Missouri initiative campaigns, opponents are focusing on a new line of attack — the measure cuts financial penalties for accepting foreign contributions or committing petition fraud. #moleg #mogov
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was the first candidate to file for office Tuesday in Missouri, showing the 11-term Democratic incumbent will run for re-election despite uncertainty about the boundaries of the district he represents. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri House approved a $3B supplemental budget for the current fiscal year Monday night.
Hours earlier, the chair of the committee overseeing the health, mental health and social services dept. budgets told colleagues they need to come up w/$500M in cuts by noon tomorrow. #moleg #mogov
Missouri Senators raised privacy concerns Monday during a hearing on a bill that would put personal information about every registered voter on a state website. #moleg #mogov
Dozens of lobbyists and nearly $3 million in campaign contributions helped fuel big wins last week in the Missouri House for the cannabis and gambling industries.
But both wins came with asterisks — audits, investigations, legal pressure — and both face steep odds in the Senate. #moleg #mogov
Lawmakers agreed the tick-borne allergy to red meat and dairy is a "huge" problem but questioned state capacity to track cases. #moleg #mogov
In 2024, more than 7,400 babies born in Missouri — or 11% — were preterm, before 37 weeks gestation. #moleg #mogov
Judge Daniel Green ordered the first three bullet points of the summary voters will see on the ballot to be removed, saying they were misleading because they tout provisions already in state law — such as a ban on foreign campaign contributions and penalties for signature fraud. #moleg #mogov
