The Missouri House this prior week passed a tax credit package aimed at addressing the state’s childcare crisis.
The legislation passed with a vote of 113-39 to provide tax credits to …
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2/14/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — Senate Republican leaders pushed back strongly Thursday against a House-passed version of a bill banning gender affirming health care that did not include Senate …
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By Camden Doherty, Missouri News Network
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4/13/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Concerns both old and new were heard Wednesday at the latest of a series of hearings on Senate Bill 4 , the broad education bill which includes language known as the …
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By Evy Lewis, Missouri News Network
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4/12/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House on Tuesday chose to head for a potential fight with the Senate as it gave preliminary approval to bills limiting transgender rights.
Rep. Brad Hudson, R-Cape …
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By Emma J. Murphy, Missouri News Network
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4/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — There are currently more than 1.1 million Missourians over the age of 60. Estimates suggest that older adults will outnumber minors for the first time by 2030, and older adults …
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2/21/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House has swiftly moved to pass House Bill 1488, sponsored by State Rep. Brenda Shields.
The bill, which received overwhelming support with a vote of 113-39, …
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2/21/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would change the makeup of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission was debated Thursday in a continuation of committee chair Don Mayhew’s efforts …
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By Madeline Shannon, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — A proposal to repeal the University of Missouri’s exclusive privilege as the only public higher education institution in the state to confer doctoral degrees, including …
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By Aidan Pittman, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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2022 Fair Parade Video
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8/4/22
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JEFFERSON CITY — For six straight years, Rep. Gretchen Bangert, D-Florissant, has filed a bill that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in Missouri public schools.
The bill has …
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By Dmitry Martirosov, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — With daylight saving time arriving March 10, a House committee heard a bill Wednesday that would stop the clock once and for all.
If passed, it would align Missouri with a …
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By Quinn S. Coffman, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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2022 GCF - Mr & Miss
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8/4/22
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers have one responsibility every year: pass a budget.
It requires a long, arduous process where funding requests from every state department are heard.
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By Ezra Bitterman, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — Republicans moved forward Tuesday on imposing limits to the initiative petition process in both chambers of the legislature.
The legislation has been a priority of …
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By Madeline Shannon and Aidan Pittman, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday evening that he is deploying approximately 200 Missouri National Guard members and up to 22 Highway Patrol troopers to Texas to assist in …
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By Komlavi Adissem, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — House Democrats, many dressed in mourning black, railed against their Republican counterparts on Monday for failing to pass legislation that they say could have protected the …
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By Quinn S. Coffman, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — Pornographic or explicit images and political deepfakes created by artificial intelligence have gotten the attention of legislators in Missouri.
Rep. Adam Schwadron, R-St. …
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By Molly Miller, Missouri News Network
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2/23/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly passed two lengthy public safety bills with wide-ranging provisions Thursday, covering topics from celebratory gunfire to fentanyl test strips.
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By Evy Lewis, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Senators debated a bill regarding a presidential primary Thursday afternoon, with many voicing concerns about election integrity and cost incurred by local election officials.
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By Brooke Muckerman, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation barring minors from receiving gender-affirming care and preventing transgender youths from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity was sent …
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By Jamie Holcomb and Charlie Boehme, Missouri News Network
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5/10/23
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