The filibuster is over. The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a hospital tax bill to help pay for Missouri’s Medicaid costs. Members of the far-right leaning Freedom Caucus spent just over 40 hours Tuesday through Wednesday holding up the federal...
A major Missouri Senate priority is being blocked by a small group of far-right conservatives over their efforts to get their main priorities across the finish line. The Freedom Caucus has held up action on the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, or FRA for short, which...
With under three weeks left until lawmakers adjourn for the regular session, the Missouri Senate is hoping to hear a routine bill that would help to cover a significant share of the state’s Medicaid costs. The federal reimbursement allowance bill, also known as the...
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would treat gold and silver as money. The legislation from Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, would allow businesses to accept gold and silver as payment. His bill would also require state government...
Missouri’s nearly $51 billion state budget proposal is under consideration in the Senate. The spending proposal would widen I-44 to six lanes in Springfield, Joplin, and Rolla. It also includes a 3.2% pay increase for state workers and it would boost funding for...
