The state Senate recently passed a wide-ranging education bill. The main part of the bill would modify the Missouri Empowerment Accounts Program, to expand accessibility to private schooling for students across Missouri. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden,...
The state Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would create a prescribed pediatric extended-care center license issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). The bill from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, focuses on providing...
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would protect a parent’s Social Security benefits for children. The bill from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City, would ensure that children whose parents have died or are disabled will receive...
The Missouri House is considering a wide-ranging education package that recently passed the Senate. One aspect of that bill came from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program would encourage aspiring teachers to...
The state Senate is looking at a bill sponsored by Sen. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, that would modify Missouri’s sex offender registry. Certain tier one offenders who are convicted of abusing kids would be moved to a tier three, classified as the most severe sex...
