A 2016 review shows compliance among Missouri’s taxing authorities on property tax rates. This is...
State Auditor’s 2016 review shows all Missouri taxing authorities in compliance with property tax rates
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Politics / Govt
State Senators scrutinize Greitens budget
Missouri lawmakers are reviewing Governor Eric Greitens budget for the upcoming fiscal year which...
Missouri’s U.S. Senators vote along party lines in unprecedented tiebreaker to confirm education secretary
For the first time in history, a president’s cabinet nomination has been confirmed by the vice...
Missouri joins lawsuit against Obama administration’s land regulations
Missouri has filed a lawsuit challenging Obama Administration rules that Attorney General Josh...
Giddy Republican lawmakers happy; Greitens races to sign right to work law
Missouri’s long road to becoming a right to work state rocketed to breakneck speed this year....
Mo lawmakers consider allowing airport travelers to carry drinks into concourses
A proposal in the state legislature would allow travelers at Missouri’s two busiest airports to...
Legislative committee hears MODoT plan and case for more funding
A state legislative committee has heard an annual presentation from the Missouri Department of...
Missouri Senators react to Governor Greitens budget address
State lawmakers reacted to Republican Governor Eric Greitens long anticipated public address on...
Missouri GOP lawmakers target St. Louis in fight against liability lawsuits
A proposal under consideration by state lawmakers would target many lawsuits that are litigated in...
Truck platooning back on the agenda for Missouri lawmakers
Missouri lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow semi-trucks to platoon at closer distances...
Group uses Trump’s action on environment to stress its issues in Missouri
The Missouri chapter of the Sierra Club is using President Trump’s action on the environment to...
Convicted triple killer Mark Christeson executed; Maries County Sheriff says justice has been served
BONNE TERRE, Mo- The state of Missouri executed convicted triple killer Mark Christeson Tuesday...
MO lawmakers set on banning lobbyist gifts, though some Senators don’t think it’s an ethics problem
Measures to largely do away with lobbyist gifts to lawmakers are being considered in the state...
Mark Christeson execution scheduled for Tuesday evening in Bonne Terre; he’s appealing to U.S. Supreme Court
A convicted triple killer from mid-Missouri is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block his...
MO Senate has contentious debate before rejecting lawmaker pay raise
Alisa Nelson contributed to this report Following a less dramatic House vote last week. The...
Missouri state auditor ‘disappointed’ with local governments not meeting financial reporting requirements
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) says a monthly report shows that 44% of the 333 local...
Missouri U.S. Senators’ proposed riverboat exemption sails through committee
A U.S. Senate committee has approved restoring a longtime exemption that would put the 1920s era...
Missouri lawmakers look to downsize unemployment benefits
Eligibility for unemployment benefits would be reduced by seven weeks - from 20 to 13- under a...
Interview with Frankford Rep. Jim Hansen on corrections probe: “It’s very disgusting”
State Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford) has reviewed graphic documents in the investigation of...
March toward Right to Work law continues in Missouri legislature
Republican lawmakers intensely focused on passing Right to Work legislation took a major step...
Proposal in MO legislature would eliminate cable TV in prisons
A Missouri House panel is looking at a proposal to restrict TV viewing in prisons to local over...
Missouri man admits impersonating federal agent; his two girlfriends supported him financially
An eastern Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court in St. Louis to impersonating a...
Missouri political expert picking Carl Edwards to oppose Claire McCaskill in 2018
An expert on Missouri politics thinks retired Nascar driver and Columbia native Carl Edwards will...
Less direct school choice proposal being considered in Missouri legislature
Missouri lawmakers are considering a measure to introduce “education savings accounts” (EDU's)...
Tensions run high over abortion proposal in Missouri legislature
Missouri lawmakers are considering a far reaching proposal dealing with abortion. Among other...
Convicted triple killer Mark Christeson’s execution set for January 31
A convicted triple killer from central Missouri is scheduled to be executed next Tuesday in Bonne...
Mo lawmakers look at discrimination law as another step in tort reform
Missouri lawmakers are considering a proposal to change the state’s discrimination law. The...
Proposal would hike Missouri’s motor fuel tax, move lettered roads to county control
Missouri lawmakers will consider a proposal to hike the state’s motor fuel tax and transfer...
Missouri’s Democratic Senator plunges into tricky territory on cabinet votes
Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has offered her view on several of President Donald Trump...
Report: Missouri women fall behind national average in gender pay inequality
Missouri women make 78 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to a 2016 report conducted...