After thirteen years of relentlessly advocating to strengthen penalties against celebratory gunfire, a Kansas City mother gets to watch a bill signed into law after her daughter. Alisa Nelson was at the bill signing for “Blair’s Law”. She talks to Michelle Shanahan...
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says a group of lawmakers chose to prioritize political spectacle over key business priorities during this year’s legislative session. Alisa Nelson talks to Kara Corches, who says the chamber spent a lot of time stopping...
Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to help low-income patients better afford prescription drugs. Alisa Nelson talks to Todd Ahrens, President and CEO of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, who says the program helps patients, pharmacies, and his...
The Missouri Legislature has passed its sixth bill of the session – one that would stop state funding from going to Planned Parenthood or other abortion providers. The final passage by the Missouri House comes amid the Senate’s Freedom Caucus threatening to block...
A bill making its way through the legislative process would change Missouri’s tobacco regulations. Alisa Nelson talks to the bill sponsor, St. Louis State Representative Brad Christ.