A new bipartisan infrastructure bill is getting a chance U.S Senate as 17 Republicans joined...
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Missouri’s governor details reasons for vetoes on emissions, child advocate and lobbyist legislation
Missouri's governor has vetoed three bills that easily passed the Legislature this year, all...
Report: Former Missouri lawmaker and former Cass County Commissioner died from COVID complications
Funeral services have been set for later this week for a former western Missouri state lawmaker...
State’s Volkswagen settlement funding electric vehicle charging stations at busy rural Missouri interchanges
Missouri's first electric vehicle charging station funded through the state's Volkswagen...
Missouri’s governor expects to sign gas tax legislation, after bill’s language is reviewed (AUDIO)
Missouri's Senate leader says there are currently $10 billion in unfunded transportation projects...
Governor credits rural Missouri town’s work ethic for landing $6 million transportation facility and 60 new jobs
(News director Andrew Pitkin at Missourinet Nevada affiliate KNEM contributed to this story) A...
Missouri Legislature votes to pump up the state’s gas tax
The Missouri Legislature has passed a proposal that would boost the state’s gas and diesel tax for...
Will this be the year a Missouri gas tax increase proposal passes?
In this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, a proposed gas tax hike is...
Final week in Missouri legislative session: Wayfair, gas tax, PDMP and Grain Belt still unresolved
Expect some long days and nights at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City this week, with just...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: Medicaid expansion debate, budget and daylight saving time bill
You can expect a debate about Medicaid expansion on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City...
What we’re watching next week in Missouri Legislature: budget, oversight hearings and MLB antitrust exemption pushback
The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations...
Missouri House gives green light to bill letting drivers turn left on red
The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill that would let drivers turn left after...
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, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska governors plan bipartisan Thursday meeting on river and Corps-related issues
Missouri's governor will join the governors of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska Thursday afternoon in...
Rural Missouri congressional district has more square miles than nine U.S. states
A Missouri House committee working on congressional redistricting will hear public testimony...
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...
TSA finds high rate of carry-on firearms in Missouri airports, offers instruction (VIDEO)
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) says its officers at Missouri airports discovered a...
Residents in southwest Missouri’s 7th congressional district to testify Thursday at Capitol in Jefferson City
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will take public testimony on Thursday...
Missouri hopes to work with neighbors to improve Missouri River levees
Brent Martin, KFEQ Missouri state officials hope to convince the Army Corps of Engineers to make...
Proposed Missouri constitutional amendment is aimed at checkpoints and roadblocks
You'll be voting next November on a proposed constitutional amendment involving checkpoints and...
Missouri Senate committee to tackle school bus safety on Tuesday
A state senator from Kansas City wants to see a task force study school bus safety, including the...
Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting wants to hear from 8th District constituents on Tuesday (AUDIO)
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting wants public input Tuesday morning from...
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 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...
Look for several late nights in Missouri Senate this week; House to begin discussion on congressional redistricting
The Missouri Senate will likely be in session for some late nights this week in Jefferson City, as...
Proposal to designate Missouri National Guard Armory for fallen veteran killed in Afghanistan to get hearing Tuesday
Legislation to honor a Missouri veteran who was killed in Afghanistan will be heard by a House...
Nearly 1,000 people died in Missouri traffic crashes in 2020
The State Highway Patrol reports 989 lives were lost in Missouri traffic crashes in 2020, up from...