A Missouri Senate bill would require maternity health insurance plans to cover home blood‑pressure monitors. The sponsor, Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Clay County, said it’s needed because heart‑related conditions are now a leading cause of pregnancy complications. “When...
The debate over giving Missouri public schools an A–F report card is picking up at the Capitol, as lawmakers consider several proposals this week. One of them, from Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, whose bill would require the State Board of Education to publish a...
There’s a renewed effort to allow pregnant women in Missouri to finalize divorces. Current law allows them to file for divorce, but they cannot be finalized while they’re still pregnant. State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Clay County, is sponsoring the Missouri Senate...
Could Missouri allow homeschool students to participate in a school district’s extra-curricular activities? That’s what the state House is looking over. Sen. Ben Brown, R-Washington is proposing to let homeschool students participate in an activity offered by a...
An effort to reinstate the state’s abortion ban could be up for Missouri Senate debate soon after passing out of committee. Sponsored by Sen. Adam Schnelting, R-St. Charles County, it would ban abortion but would allow exceptions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy for...
