Special legislative session costs more than $126,000 for just the Missouri House
During the 2022 special legislative session, the Missouri House of Representatives spent $126,706.80 in taxpayer money.
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State lawmakers ask public to avoid Capitol
Missouri lawmakers asked citizens on Tuesday to avoid the Capitol over concerns of the coronavirus.
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State health director testifies about coronavirus response at Missouri Capitol
A joint legislative committee on Missouri’s response to the novel coronavirus met Tuesday.
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Gov. Parson says Missouri is ready for COVID-19 outbreak
Parson met with the State Emergency Management Agency and other government officials to discuss the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus.
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About 100 people in Missouri monitoring themselves amid coronavirus outbreak
The state of Missouri is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak, despite there being no confirmed cases in the state.
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State lawmaker offers support to Columbia business owner faced with return to prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A state law maker from Boone County is throwing her support to a local business owner facing a return to prison. State Rep. Cheri Toalson-Reisch, R-Hallsville, said she hoped state authorities would decide to leave Dimetrious Woods on parole instead of taking him back to prison. She joined a dozen people in
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Ethics commission: Greitens campaign failed to report contributions
The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.
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Missouri bill takes aim at rising drug costs and drug industry middlemen
A bill filed in the Missouri Senate aims to modify the role of pharmacy benefit managers to combat rising drug prices and provide transparency for patients.
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Gov. Parson lays out priorities at State of the State speech
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will deliver his second State of the State address ahead of the 2020 legislative session.
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Missouri Supreme Court permanently blocks key part of voter photo ID
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a central portion of a 2016 voter photo identification law.
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Corporate tax cuts and minimum wage increases take effect in Missouri
A new year brings new laws. Missouri’s corporate tax cut is changing and it is unknown whether the state’s businesses will gain or lose money.
Continue Reading Gun laws among targets of pre-filed Missouri House bills
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the first day Missouri lawmakers can begin prefiling bills for the General Assembly’s 2020 session, and more than 300 bills had been pre-filed in the House by 4 p.m. To find a list of the 2020 pre-filed House bills, click here. Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) expects big topics for
Continue Reading Report: No evidence St. Louis prosecutor was threatened
ST. LOUIS (AP) A special prosecutor tasked with determining if attorneys for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens threatened St. Louis’ top prosecutor said in a report released Thursday that he found no evidence that the attorneys committed a crime. Boone County Associate Circuit Judge Michael Bradley wrote that although Greitens’ attorneys made aggressive statements to
Continue Reading Missouri House Committee on Gaming hears from industry officials about sports betting industry
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A representative for Major League Baseball made an appearance at Thursday’s Missouri House Committee on Gaming hearing. Jeremy Kudon of MLB was in Jefferson City for Thursday’s hearing which began at noon. The MLB is projected to make $1.106 billion from legal sports betting, according to a Nielsen report commissioned by
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WASTEBUSTERS: State’s legal expenses top $6 million in May
Missouri’s legal expenses totaled $6,064,739 in May, according to the Attorney General report on the Legal Expense Fund. That amount represents the highest monthly total that the fund has expended in at least 18 months. “We represent the people, but we also represent all the different agencies in the state of Missouri,” said Missouri Attorney General
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WASTEBUSTERS: Questionable contract cost state $45,000 in interest, fees
A report from the Missouri State Auditor’s Office released Wednesday shows the state lost a total of $45,000 in fees and uncollected interest in what the office found was a questionable contract for fingerprinting technology. The audit also outlined an apparent conflict of interest in the method the former director of public safety used in
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WASTEBUSTERS: Missouri could lose $3.6M to federal government, LU says
Lincoln University in Jefferson City could soon be forced to send more than $3.6M to the federal government on Sept. 30. That money was part of the $7.1 million provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the college last year, as it is one of the state’s two land-grant institutions, the other being the University of
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Attorney: Missouri House restriction of certain records violates state constitution
An attorney for a government transparency group filed a lawsuit against Missouri lawmakers Wednesday over a public records rule that he claims violates state law. “A Constitutional crisis is being whipped up in the state of Missouri,” attorney Mark Pedroli, of the Sunshine and Government Accountability Project, wrote in the lawsuit against the state House of
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