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Rowden: Sports transgender topic will get Senate attention

January 30, 2023

BY CAMDEN DOHERTY missouri news network Jan. 26, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate is likely to vote this session on bills impacting...

Open enrollment gets a third try in the Missouri legislature

January 29, 2023

BY BROOKE MUCKERMAN Missouri news network Jan. 25, 2023 The third iteration of Rep. Brad Pollitt’s open enrollment bill was discussed...

Senator suggests bill that would trim unemployment benefits

January 29, 2023

BY ALLIE FEINBERG missouri news network Jan. 25, 2023 A bill that would modify the duration of unemployment benefits in the state got a...

State House committee discusses 'Regulatory Sandbox' for entrepreneurs

January 28, 2023

BY SAMANTHA DIETEL missouri news network Jan. 25, 2023 A proposed House bill would create a new office within the Department of Economic...

Senate Education Committee passes Parents' Bill of Rights

January 28, 2023

BY EMMET JAMIESON missouri news network Jan. 24, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee voted along...

House bill would limit government authority over religious events

January 28, 2023

BY EVY LEWIS missouri news network Jan. 25, 2023 A House committee Wednesday discussed a bill growing out of the COVID-19 pandemic that seeks...

Transgender advocates gather in Jefferson City to fight bills

January 27, 2023

BY EMMA J. MURPHY AND CAMDEN DOHERTY missouri news network Jan. 24, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — The House Committee on General Laws spent hours...

Assembly eyes limiting foreign ownership of agricultural land

January 27, 2023

BY CLAYTON VICKERS missouri news network Jan. 24, 2023 Both the Missouri House and Senate are considering bills that aim at the same...

State House committee aims to address mental health crisis

January 27, 2023

BY EVY LEWIS missouri news network January 23, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — With new reports on the urgent condition of mental health care across...

House committee debates public defender funding and other bills

January 27, 2023

BY SAMANTHA DIETEL missouri news network Jan. 23, 2023 The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Monday about a bill that would create a...

Senate bill proposes an end to corporate income taxes

January 27, 2023

BY EMMA J. MURPHY missouri news network Jan. 23, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri has one of the lowest corporate income tax rates in the...

Senate considering changes to purging voter rolls

January 27, 2023

BY KONRAD STRZALKA missouri news network Jan. 23, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would implement steps to purge inactive voters from the...

Capitol Perspectives: Improving the Sunshine Law

January 25, 2023

By Phill Brooks The 50-year golden anniversary of Missouri's Sunshine Law has led me to reflect on what could be done to restore the vision of...

Bill proposed to hold the line on personal property tax increases

January 23, 2023

BY OLIVIA SKLENKA AND CLAYTON VICKERS MISSOURI NEWS NETWORK JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would hold the line on personal property tax increases...

Postpartum Medicaid expansion gets support at hearing

January 23, 2023

BY ALYSE PFEIL Missouri News Network JEFFERSON CITY — Witnesses from nearly 30 organizations testified in support of extending Medicaid...

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