Boone County’s new Missouri Senate district could lead to party switch
Several other Mid-Missouri districts would see shifts if the tentative map is put into place.
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Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri voters is asking a court to intervene in the state’s stalled redistricting process and draw a new U.S. House map.
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Plans at national, state level could cut cost of insulin
A company co-founded by SSM Health said Thursday that it is working on creating affordable insulin.
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Capitol hosts rally over congressional map; no action expected Tuesday
Scores of demonstrators rallying against the Missouri Senate leadership’s preferred congressional map gathered Tuesday in the Capitol.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Missouri legislature slash the governor’s pay raise plan?
One of Gov. Mike Parson’s key policy goals this legislative session is to raise pay for state employees.
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Former Columbia teachers’ union head Steinhoff seeks state House seat
A retiring Columbia Public Schools teacher and former head of a union representing CPS teachers is running for the Missouri House.
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Governor accepts resignation of state health director after protests related to vaccine
The director of Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services resigned Tuesday, just hours after a Senate committee refused to vote on his nomination.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you following the debate over Missouri’s congressional district map?
The Missouri Senate is expected to take up the state’s proposed map of U.S. House districts Monday.
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Top Missouri House Democrat files bill to pay back schools for AG mask lawsuits
The Missouri House’s top Democrat said Wednesday that she plans to file legislation to pay back local school districts for legal expenses they incur defending themselves against mask lawsuits from the state attorney general.
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Missouri panel OKs recall options for school board members
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should businesses be barred from requiring vaccinations?
Several Republican Missouri lawmakers have filed bills to ban vaccine mandates, including in the workplace.
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Over 30 COVID-related bills pre-filed ahead of 2022 Missouri legislative session
The 2022 Missouri legislative session begins Wednesday at noon. Ahead of this year’s session, 32 bills mentioning COVID-19 have been pre-filed; 14 in the House and 18 in the Senate.
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Proposed House district map would move counties into Fourth District
Chariton County, which is currently in the Sixth Congressional District represented by Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, would move into the Fourth District, which includes Columbia and other Mid-Missouri counties.
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WATCH: State legislative committee holds hearing on critical race theory; Democrats respond
The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.
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Missouri fails to pass ‘Rush Limbaugh Day’ bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An effort to make Jan. 12 “Rush Limbaugh Day” in Missouri has failed. The Republican-led Legislature ended its annual session last week without passing the bill. Several Missouri state lawmakers had proposed honoring the late Limbaugh every year on his birthday. But the measure was stripped from several bills after
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Missouri lawmakers pass longtime priorities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has pushed through a number of longtime priorities that failed to get across the finish line for years. The list of successes from the session that ended Friday includes a prescription drug monitoring program, which took lawmakers a decade to pass. Lawmakers this year also approved a
Continue Reading Multiple bills passed by lawmakers now waiting to be signed by Governor Parson
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Missouri legislature passed multiple bills which are now waiting for further action from Governor Parson. Senate Bill 51: Establishes Provisions Relating to Civil Actions Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic Missouri lawmakers passed Senate Bill 51 which would give protection to businesses and hospitals from being sued over exposure to COVID-19,
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Missouri passes COVID-19 liability shield for businesses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved new legal protections against coronavirus lawsuits as one of the final actions of their 2021 session. The bill passed Friday would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Parson, who made it
Continue Reading Missouri lawmakers back lawsuits over police budget cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation taking aim at the defund-the-police movement. A bill given final approval Friday would allow people to sue local governments that cut police budgets by more than 12% compared to other departments over a five-year period. The bill also includes other protections for police, including a
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Missouri Senate votes to block federal gun law enforcement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to block local police from enforcing federal gun laws. The Republican-led state Senate on Thursday voted 22-10 in favor of the bill. The GOP-led House now faces a Friday deadline to pass the legislation. The measure would penalize local police agencies if their officers
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