Gov. Mike Parson has given his signature of approval to an education package that would expand tax credits for private schooling, allow Boone County to open charter schools, and restrict four-day school weeks, among other things. The plan would require districts with...
Gov. Mike Parson has signed a pair of education bills into law. Senate Bill 727 is sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, and House Bill 2287 is sponsored by Rep. Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters. The bills increase baseline teacher salary to $40,000...
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a proposed constitutional amendment on taxation. If approved by voters, the proposal from Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, would prevent the General Assembly from setting a state income tax rate above 5.5%. “It...
The Missouri House is considering a wide-ranging education package that recently passed the Senate. One aspect of that bill came from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program would encourage aspiring teachers to...
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...
