Missouri Politics Archives

Columbia, Jefferson City officials prefer resources over arrests when it comes to homelessness

September 30, 2022 7:28 PM Hannah Falcon

Starting in January, those who sleep on the streets could face legal consequences if found on state land in Missouri.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Missouri’s income tax cut will provide real relief?

September 30, 2022 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill to cut personal income taxes Thursday.

Missouri income tax cut heads to governor’s desk

September 29, 2022 7:26 AM Joushua Blount

The Missouri House passed a bill to cut the state’s income tax Thursday, sending the measure on to Gov. Mike Parson for his signature.

Missouri of House of Representatives committee passes income tax cut bill

September 28, 2022 7:22 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri House of Representatives committee passed an income-tax-cut bill Wednesday, which is expected to be discussed on the full floor Thursday. Budget committee members met for more than five hours about several proposed measures that cover income tax cuts. Gov. Mike Parson first called for the special session in July

NAACP and League of Women Voters sues over voter ID laws

September 23, 2022 8:10 PM Ethan Heinz

The NAACP and the Missouri League of Women Voters made their case to a judge Friday that the state’s new voter ID law should be blocked.

Tax cuts, credits pass different chambers in Missouri General Assembly

September 21, 2022 8:45 PM Ethan Heinz

Legislators passed three bills Wednesday cutting income taxes and providing agricultural tax credits.

Missouri Senate passes individual income tax cuts

September 21, 2022 1:08 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers could get a break on income taxes under a proposal passed by the state Senate. The GOP-led chamber on Wednesday voted 24-4 in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the Republican-led House for consideration. The bill would cut the top

Groups plan to host local events for National Voter Registration Day

September 20, 2022 5:52 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri NAACP has partnered with the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs to hold voter registration events Tuesday, on National Voter Registration day and ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Missouri Senate approves initial income tax cut

September 20, 2022 9:51 PM Marina Diaz

First-round approval has been granted by Missouri senators for a proposed plan to cut individual income taxes.

Missouri Senate moves on compromise plan to cut income taxes

September 20, 2022 1:22 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have given first-round approval to a plan to cut individual income taxes. Senators on Tuesday advanced a compromise bill. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back for a special session on tax cuts because of higher-than-unusual revenue growth this year. Parson wants lawmakers

Governor dashes hopes of special session on sports betting

September 19, 2022 4:51 PM Hannah Falcon

Lawmakers in the capital city are discussing sports betting again, but the governor is dashing any hopes of legalization during the special session.

Mid-Missouri meat processor benefits from tax credits that lawmakers are debating in Jefferson City

September 16, 2022 7:23 PM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson’s plan for tax change in Missouri includes extending and creating agricultural tax credits.

As senators work on tax cuts, House clerk works on chamber renovations

September 15, 2022 3:07 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri lawmakers headed home for the weekend Thursday after two days of veto session and the start of a special session.

Senators gavel in for special session same day as veto session

September 14, 2022 6:08 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri state senators gaveled in just before noon on Wednesday for the beginning of a special session.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should recreational marijuana legalization be added to Missouri’s special session?

September 15, 2022 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

Some Missouri lawmakers are pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to include legalizing recreational marijuana as part of his call for a special legislative session.

Missouri’s special session set to start Wednesday

September 14, 2022 5:52 AM Ben Fein

Lawmakers are set to be back in the capital Wednesday, as Missouri’s special session regarding tax cuts is set to begin at 11:30 a.m.

Missouri Supreme Court won’t weigh recreational pot lawsuit

September 13, 2022 3:10 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court won’t take up a lawsuit challenging a ballot proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Supreme Court judges on Tuesday refused to take up a case seeking to knock the issue off the Nov. 8 ballot. The proposal would allow those age 21 and older to buy and

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Greitens child custody ruling be unsealed?

September 12, 2022 2:28 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Star and The Associated Press have asked a Boone County judge to unseal her judgment in a child custody case involving former Gov. Eric Greitens.

League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP seek to pause voter ID law

September 9, 2022 1:27 PM Hannah Falcon

A motion to expedite the lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters and NAACP against a new Missouri law requiring voter ID will be heard in Cole County court Friday afternoon.

Judge tosses suit against Missouri recreational pot measure

September 9, 2022 2:16 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana during the Nov. 8 election. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker on Friday tossed out a lawsuit that sought to remove the question from the ballot. Walker ruled that the woman