by Alisa Nelson | Jun 29, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Missouri will allow domestic violence victims to ask for a lifetime order of protection against their abuser. Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill into law today that means if a judge grants the victims a lifetime order, the victims will not have to repeatedly face...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Legislation establishing a Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) will be signed into law Saturday afternoon by Missouri’s governor, in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Governor Mike Parson (R) will sign SAPA Saturday at 2 at Frontier Justice....
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 3, 2021 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, 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 7, 2021 | Education, Legislature, News
A contentious Missouri school choice bill is on its way to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. The state Legislature has passed a proposal that would let donors provide scholarships to students to attend a private Missouri K-12 school. In return, they would get state tax...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 29, 2021 | Elections, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Senate has passed a $34 billion state budget proposal without funding an expansion of Medicaid. The upper chamber sided with the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Missouri House of Representatives by rejecting attempts to put expansion funding into...