One of the Missouri Senate’s most visible Democrats is leaving the upper chamber for a new assignment. On Friday, Gov. Mike Parson appointed Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, to serve on the State Tax Commission. He had filed to run for re-election for the 7th District...
With about six weeks to go, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson doesn’t expect much from this legislative session. During a visit to St. Joseph, Parson, a Republican, said the legislature likely will complete its main task, passing the state budget, and not much else....
The Missouri Legislature gets back to work Monday and several hot button topics are on the menu. Senate bills that could come up for debate this week include one that would expand a private schooling tax credit program statewide. The plan, sponsored by Sen. Andrew...
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, has had enough. He has stripped the committee assignments and chairmanships of some Missouri Freedom Caucus members – Senators Denny Hoskins, Andrew Koenig, Rick Brattin, and Bill Eigel. Rowden said the...
Could victims and survivors of abuse be granted lifetime protection from their abusers? That’s what lawmakers in the Missouri Senate could consider under a bill filed by Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove. “If there is a dangerous felony conviction that presents itself and...
