Scaled-back income tax cut wins initial approval in Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate gave first-round approval Tuesday to a $335 million income tax cut over objections from liberal members who…
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10 GOP primaries that could shape the Missouri Senate next year
For much of the last two years, the Missouri Senate has been mired in Republican infighting. On one side is…
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…
Missouri Senate adjourns early after passing congressional redistricting map
The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year. The 22-11 vote came after…
Redistricting, initiative petition overhaul, abortion trigger heat up state Senate factions
The halls of the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday didn’t look like time was running out on the 2022 legislative session.…
Voter ID requirement, absentee ballot changes clear Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate passed a wide-ranging elections bill Monday that would enact a photo ID requirement to vote as well as create…
Missouri Senate on track to pass voter photo ID requirement
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri senators took another step toward requiring photo identification at the polls as the deadline for…
Fractured Missouri Senate enters final two weeks of legislative session
For almost a half hour Thursday afternoon, the Missouri Capitol hallways echoed with the familiar tones and gently stated voice…
Republicans tussle over bill to provide warm meals to some Missouri SNAP recipients
When state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder was 18 and struggling to raise a baby, she applied for federal food assistance…
Missouri Senate approves record budget, adds $1.2B to House spending
Supporters of the only attempt to add money to the state’s record operating budget during Senate debate Tuesday also complained loudest…
Missouri Senate passes charter funding compromise, moving bill step closer to governor’s desk
A bill that would infuse charter schools with additional state funds is one step closer to becoming law after concerns…
Judges must produce Missouri Senate map before candidate filing closes
Local election officials want new state Senate district maps as soon as possible, Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller told the…
Missouri Senate passes $4.6B spending bill with federal school funds, pay raises
With a deadline looming that could cost Missouri almost $2 billion in federal education aid, the bill to distribute the money passed the…
As redistricting filibuster resumes, women senators decry ‘self serving’ debate
After the conservative caucus once again hijacked proceedings in the Missouri Senate Wednesday afternoon over the state’s redistricting plan, a…
Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Senate remained divided over a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday as a filibuster from conservatives…
Missouri congressional redistricting battle shifts focus to bolstering GOP seat in St. Louis area
Differences over a new map for Missouri’s eight congressional districts have narrowed to how to design three districts in the St. Louis…