by Alisa Nelson | Jun 14, 2021 | News
State Representative Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove, says her 19-year-old daughter she adopted two years ago inspired her to file two bills about foster care and adoption. The duo of bills, passed by the Missouri Legislature this year and signed into law by Gov. Mike...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 7, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
The state Legislature passed a bill this year that would require the creation of a joint task force to review public school bus safety in Missouri. Starting in 2022, the work would be required to include analyzing entrance and exit safety, the effectiveness of...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 3, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
In 2008, Congress passed and then-President George W. Bush signed into law a bill requiring health insurance companies to cover mental health the same as any other health problems. Thirteen years after the measure became law, Missouri is the only state not yet...
by Alisa Nelson | May 12, 2021 | Business, News, Transportation
The Missouri Legislature has passed a proposal that would boost the state’s gas and diesel tax for the first time in about 25 years. The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday night 104-52 in favor of increasing the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five years....
by Alisa Nelson | May 10, 2021 | Business, News, Transportation
In this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, a proposed gas tax hike is expected to jump into the driver’s seat. The House of Representatives is planning to work on a bill that would gradually raise the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five...