The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations...
What we’re watching next week in Missouri Legislature: budget, oversight hearings and MLB antitrust exemption pushback
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Missouri House Oversight Committee chair announces DOLIR is suspending collection of unemployment overpayments (AUDIO)
Just two days after being grilled again by state lawmakers in both parties, the Missouri...
Missouri schools join forces to help military children
Lengthy separations from a parent serving in the military. Heightened anxiety about the safety of...
Missouri’s accelerated substitute teacher training program could be permanent option
Missouri could have a speedy option for aspiring substitute teachers. The state Board of Education...
Missouri Senate to hear bipartisan legislation on Wednesday on faith-based boarding schools; Householders remain jailed without bond
Bipartisan legislation aimed at regulating faith-based boarding schools like the now-defunct...
Missouri gaining ground along broadband superhighway, but many more miles to go
A new report says Missouri ranks 32nd in the nation in broadband internet access – a positive step...
What we’re watching this week in Missouri Legislature: federal stimulus funding, state budget and workers compensation issues (AUDIO)
Testimony involving stimulus dollars under the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021",...
Rural lawmaker says shortage of gas stations near Missouri-Iowa border is a safety issue
(News director Bob Ehle at Missourinet Moberly affiliate KWIX contributed to this story) A state...
Missouri’s House Budget Committee chair outlines alternative to Medicaid expansion; Kirk Mathews is Acting Medicaid director
Missouri's House Budget Committee learned new details Tuesday in Jefferson City about a budget...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: PDMP, budget, foster care and human cloning
Legislation that would create a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is expected to receive...
Former state legislator Kolkmeyer is focused on protecting Missouri ratepayers at Public Service Commission (AUDIO)
A former state lawmaker who's been appointed to the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is...
Medicaid expansion not included in final Missouri House budget; heated floor debate involves scripture
After a heated floor debate that included numerous biblical references, the Missouri House voted...
Southeast Missouri congressman considering U.S. Senate run in 2022; pledges to fight for working families (AUDIO)
A southern Missouri congressman who serves as the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee...
Missouri Representative says requiring student broadband access report will help to close digital divide
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) could be required to report...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: budget and preexisting condition legislation (AUDIO)
The state operating budget, a proposed supplemental budget and health-related bills will dominate...
Missouri Nurses Association: it’s more dangerous to be a health care worker than a police or corrections officer
Missouri lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration about the growing number of assaults...
Budget to take center stage in Missouri House, when lawmakers return from spring break
The state operating budget and a proposed $1 billion-plus supplemental budget will dominate...
Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium will be mega vaccination site for two-day event
Missouri's governor announced Thursday in Jefferson City that the state will be hosting a mega...
Missouri AG Schmitt: Circle of Hope is one of the most widespread cases of sexual and physical abuse patterns in state history
(Brian's story updated to include details on the Householders' initial court appearance) The...
Missouri gas tax hike proposal put in park
An effort to boost Missouri’s gas tax made its way to the state Senate on Tuesday. The upper...
Missouri Attorney General Schmitt to provide Wednesday update on Circle of Hope facility
Missouri's attorney general has called a press conference for Wednesday in Jefferson City...
Cody Smith: Missouri expects to receive billions under new stimulus package (AUDIO)
Legislation creating a new fund for the billions of dollars Missouri is expected to receive from a...
Interview: Sen. Hawley wants separate minimum wage hike, calls for immediate tax credit for blue-collar workers (VIDEO)
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley voted Friday against adding a minimum wage hike to the current...
Parson: Distributing COVID vaccines to as many Missouri pharmacies as possible will expand accessibility
Missouri's governor announced on Thursday that pharmacies across the state will soon be receiving...
Missouri vaccination update: Get ready teachers, childcare centers, grocery workers
The next tier of Missouri’s coronavirus vaccination plan will be activated on March 15. That means...
Tractor Supply: it’s business as usual for them and Orscheln; focus is on regulatory approval
A company that's acquired Moberly-based Orscheln Farm and Home says it's business as usual for...
Missouri’s governor warns against potential natural gas price gouging
Missouri's governor said Thursday that numerous constituents have contacted his office about huge...
Southern Missouri will see heaviest snowfall with next storm system (AUDIO)
While most of Missouri is still digging out from a two-day snowstorm, another winter storm is...
All state offices closed in Missouri on Tuesday
The winter storm battering all of Missouri has forced the Office of Administration (OA) to close...
Missouri Senate cancels session all week due to snow and ice; winter storm warning continues in Bootheel
The statewide winter storm hitting the Show-Me State has caused the Missouri Senate to cancel...