Several Missouri lawmakers say the state’s data boom needs guardrails. Reps. Colin Wellenkamp, R-St. Charles, and Mike Costlow, R-Dardenne Prairie have introduced bills to do just that. Wellenkamp, Chairman of the Missouri Future Caucus, said the legislation is called...
A Missouri Senate bill would require maternity health insurance plans to cover home blood‑pressure monitors. The sponsor, Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Clay County, said it’s needed because heart‑related conditions are now a leading cause of pregnancy complications. “When...
With lawmakers moving to shift Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA), under a governor‑appointed board, Missouri’s basketball coaches are lining up in opposition. Missouri Basketball Coaches Association executive director Denny Hunt told...
Missouri State Rep. Ray Reed, D-St. Louis, is sponsoring a bipartisan effort to expand property tax exemptions for veterans with 100% service‑connected disabilities. “If you are 100% service-connected disabled veteran or former prisoner of war, your homestead should...
The debate over giving Missouri public schools an A–F report card is picking up at the Capitol, as lawmakers consider several proposals this week. One of them, from Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, whose bill would require the State Board of Education to publish a...
