Business leaders mixed reactions to I-70 expansion through Columbia
Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
Continue ReadingMissouri Politics
Missouri’s political leaders discuss how Farm Bill extension could impact drought, broadband at State Fair
Farmers and politicians gathered Monday at the Missouri State Fair to talk about the next extension of the Farm Bill.
Continue Reading
More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams.
Continue Reading
Ashcroft certifies ballot language after judge throws out lawsuit on abortion petition
A hearing in a second lawsuit regarding the initiative petition on abortion access is scheduled to take place Wednesday morning in Cole County Court.
Continue Reading
ACLU Missouri files lawsuit to block anti-transgender bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The ACLU of Missouri announced in a Tuesday press release that it – along with Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP — has filed a lawsuit to try to block a law that attempts to prevent transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit aims to block Senate Bill
Continue Reading
Cole County residents voting on library tax increase
Missouri voters in certain counties can now go out to the polls for the August elections.
Continue Reading
Former Gov. Matt Blunt’s official portrait unveiled at Missouri Capitol
Former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt had his painted portrait unveiled in the Capitol building today.
Continue Reading
Missouri Supreme Court backs lower court ruling against attorney general on abortion question
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit against the Missouri Attorney General that would allow an initiative petition on reproductive rights to move forward.
Continue Reading
Passage of Show Mo Act opens door for Mid-Missouri film productions
The Show Mo Act, which provides tax incentives for entertainment projects in Missouri, passed this year and was signed into law after years of trying.
Continue Reading
Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion ballot question lawsuit
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit against the Missouri Attorney General that would allow an initiative petition on reproductive rights to move forward.
Continue Reading
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will new funding fix Missouri’s foster care system?
Missouri’s foster care system has long been plagued with problems.
Continue Reading
Two out of three recommendations to protect missing children still open for Missouri foster care system
The Missouri Children’s Division has been taking steps to protect kids who go missing from foster care, but one federal agency doesn’t think enough has been done.Â
Continue Reading
Dueling initiative petitions ask Missouri voters to decide on gun laws
Two proposed constitutional amendments have been submitted to Missouri’s Secretary of State’s Office for certification with opposite goals: one that would allow local governments to enact gun ordinances and one that restricts gun laws to only those passed by the Missouri General Assembly.
Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines adds former Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri to its board of directors
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is adding a former Republican senator to its board of directors. Southwest said Monday that Roy Blunt, who represented Missouri in the Senate and before that the U.S. House of Representatives, joined the airline’s board on Sunday. That gives Southwest 15 directors. Blunt served in the Senate from 2011 until
Continue Reading
Ashland celebrates Pride after new law restricting transgender treatments signed
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The second annual Ashland Pride Festival took place on Sunday, at a time when Missouri is enacting laws restricting access to gender-transition treatments. Caitlin Cunningham, owner of the Dandy Lion Cafe and organizer of Ashland’s Pride Festival, said they took every safety precaution when planning Sunday’s event, from health safety to physical safety.
Continue Reading
More than $33 million directed to fix problems with Missouri foster system
In May, close to twice as many kids were in foster care in Missouri as expected for a state of its size, the program’s director said.
Continue Reading
Missouri won’t renew pandemic-era food benefits program by Friday deadline
Missouri officials said Thursday that the state will not apply for the program.
Continue Reading
Missouri works to decrease maternal deaths; expands Medicaid for new moms
As maternal mortality appears to decrease nationwide, Missouri’s political leaders are working to decrease deaths in the state.
Continue Reading
Lawmakers want to restore $1.4 million for Missouri Task Force One after governor’s veto
Two Missouri Task Force One members left Columbia this week to help with the catastrophic flooding in Vermont.
Continue Reading
Holly Thompson Rehder announces lieutenant governor bid
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder on Tuesday announced her bid for the 2024 lieutenant governor’s race. Thompson Rehder is the first person to throw their hat in the race. Rehder was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2020 and represents District 27, which includes Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Perry, Reynolds
Continue Reading