Half an hour before the hearing for Senate Bill 134 on Tuesday morning, a crowd of over 60 was standing outside the Senate Lounge door.
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A group that advocates for Missouri’s teachers lobbied legislators in the state Capitol on Tuesday to take action to retain experienced teachers and recruit talented new ones.
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Missouri Republicans spent much of the past week on issues involving gender identity.
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Missouri senators speculate that LGBTQ+ issues may take up a lot of the legislative session.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he wants an 8.7% cost-of-living raise for all state workers.
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Democrat Stephen Webber, who represented parts of Columbia and Boone County for four years in the state House, said Monday that he will attempt another run for Senate.
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Last year Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mike Parson celebrated the passage of a massive income tax cut worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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One of the priorities set out by Missouri legislators in this year’s session is to change the process of getting an amendment on the ballot via petition.
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State lawmakers are returning to the capital city for another session of committee hearings, floor debates and discussing Missouri’s future.
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The Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.
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Gov. Mike Parson signed off on the products of the special legislative session Wednesday.
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The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill to cut personal income taxes Thursday.
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A special session called to consider a $700 million permanent income tax cut will be pushed back a week, Missouri legislative leaders said Wednesday.
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The Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.
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The Democratic leaders in Missouri’s House and Senate called on Gov. Mike Parson to include legislation clarifying the state’s abortion ban in a special session.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used his line-item veto power to strike millions in federal relief fund spending from the state budget, including $500 million to pay for a tax rebate program.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to the end of most abortions in Missouri because of a trigger law enacted in 2019.
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The deadline for the 2023 Missouri state budget is Friday, but lawmakers still have several things to do before they’re ready to put the bills on the governor’s desk.
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This week the Missouri Senate debated a bill that would allow people who receive SNAP benefits — commonly known as food stamps — to use them at restaurants.
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Despite the rainy weather, thousands are expected to gather in the Capital City Wednesday for Midwest March for Life.
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