Gov. Mike Parson says he supports the Missouri Senate’s proposed state budget changes including $2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs near Kansas City to Wentzville near St. Louis. “We wanted to at least build...
By a party-line vote, the Missouri Senate has passed a plan that would ask voters to make it tougher to change the state constitution. The resolution would raise the threshold to change the constitution from a simple majority of votes cast to 57%. Initially, it...
With two weeks left to go, the pressure is on for the Missouri Legislature to pass transgender restrictions. If lawmakers don’t, Gov. Mike Parson said he will call a special session. “We have to realize that we have to make sure that we’re one, protecting women and...
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, is the sponsor of a bill that has received initial approval in the upper chamber. It would effectively ban lobbyist gifts, in addition to requiring lobbyists to file annual expense reports versus the current...
Missouri lawmakers in the state Senate have not reached a deal on sports betting. It’s been a contentious issue for years and lawmakers have been feeling the increased pressure from residents and colleagues alike to get something across the finish line since the...
