‘Gray market’ gaming company pumps $250K into PACs tied to Missouri lobbyist
A company accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri made six $40,000 donations this week to a constellation of…
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Frustrated Democrats call for GOP help on federal gun laws after latest school shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer implored Senate Republicans on Wednesday to work with Democrats to pass bipartisan…
Commission recommends new names for 9 Army bases to end ties to Confederacy
WASHINGTON — The group in charge of renaming military installations that have continued to honor Confederates released its recommendations for…
Missouri legislators load up state’s official calendar with awareness days
The bill started out as just one word. “Literally adding the word ‘Captain’ to the David Dorn Memorial Highway on…
Misinformation, violence and a paper shortage threaten midterm elections, officials say
Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy of concerns Thursday about the challenges elections officials…
Missouri legislature may revisit contraceptive limits post-Roe
By the time state lawmakers return to the Capitol next year, nearly all abortions could be illegal in Missouri. With a…
Parson laments failure of transgender sports bill, ban on critical race theory; also leery of tax rebate plan, earmarks
Gridlock in the Missouri Senate doomed issues that the GOP should have used its supermajority to accomplish, Gov. Mike Parson…
Ashcroft won’t use random sampling to certify marijuana, ranked-choice initiatives
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will not use random sampling to verify whether a pair of initiative petitions submitted…
Attorney General is preparing new round of school mask lawsuits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is preparing for a new round of lawsuits challenging school mask rules if districts reinstate orders in…
Parson is wary of one-time tax credit bill, he says
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is concerned about a one-time tax credit bill awaiting his approval, he…
New congressional redistricting plan becomes law
Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill revising the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts Wednesday afternoon, officially ending the most contentious…
U.S. House to vote on $28 million for FDA to relieve infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON — Democratic appropriators in the U.S. House have offered a $28 million emergency spending bill intended to address a…
None of Missouri’s $35.6 million to tackle COVID health disparities has been spent
In March 2021 President Joe Biden’s administration announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address COVID health disparities, the largest federal funding…
Winners and losers of Missouri’s raucous 2022 legislative session
The 2022 legislative session ended last week the same way it began back in January: With the Missouri Senate bogged down…
Missouri renews call for national convention on term limits
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The GOP-led Missouri Legislature renewed on Tuesday a call for a national convention to add congressional…
Hospitals’, nursing homes’ power to limit COVID visitors will be restricted
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk legislation that aims to ensure residents…