With every other military academy in Missouri now closed, one school remains—and a bill at the Capitol would give Missouri Military Academy in Mexico a special statewide designation. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kent Haden, R-Mexico, told Missourinet that the all-boys...
Missouri lawmakers have sent the first non‑budget bill of the year to Gov. Mike Kehoe, clarifying that pregnant women can legally finalize a divorce. Rep. Cecelie Williams, R-Dittmer, who said she was once denied a divorce while pregnant and escaping abuse, calls it...
(Jefferson City, MO) — State budget challenges have some Missouri childcare advocates expressing caution, amid rising demand for services. Kids Win Missouri lobbyist Robin Schelp says while state lawmakers and Governor Kehoe are very supportive of childcare...
Missouri’s long-running debate over the death penalty returned to the Capitol on Monday, as Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, pushed once again to abolish it. He said one myth is that executions save the state money. “Fact of the matter is, anybody that’s put...
At the Missouri Capitol, Senator Kurtis Gregory, R-Marshall, is pushing a bill to overhaul the state’s film and TV production tax credits. He noted that when the program passed in 2023, it was split into two separate buckets of money. “$8 million for a film like James...
