by Anthony Morabith | Apr 18, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
In previous years, a bill that would regulate kratom has been held up in the Missouri Senate and vetoed by the governor. Now, state Representative Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters, has started from scratch and hopes to get his bill passed in these final four weeks of...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 1, 2021 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri becomes the third state in the nation to allow HIV post-exposure drugs to be dispensed without a prescription. Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill into law allowing Missouri pharmacists to dispense the medication without a doctor’s prescription. If a person is...
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 | May 14, 2020 | Elections, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Legislature has passed today a controversial resolution that would ask voters this November to overturn Clean Missouri’s redistricting process passed by voters in 2018. The plan would let a bipartisan commission redraw legislative districts, instead of a...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 5, 2020 | Education, Legislature, News
In 2018, the Missouri Legislature passed an expansion of K-12 student access to online learning. This session, the General Assembly is being asked to let virtual schools count the enrollment of its full-time students instead of the school district where the students...
