Missouri’s long-running debate over the death penalty returned to the Capitol on Monday, as Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, pushed once again to abolish it. He said one myth is that executions save the state money. “Fact of the matter is, anybody that’s put...
For the seventh year in a row, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, is sponsoring a plan to end Missouri’s state sales tax on food and phase out local grocery taxes over time. She said the Missouri Constitution states that the state government should not be funded...
The Missouri Senate Government Efficiency Committee has launched a portal to gage feedback on how the state spends taxpayer money. Other goals of the new portal is to streamline state functions and improve services for Missouri families. For example, committee chair,...
Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, wants to ban public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities in Missouri from belonging to athletic organizations if they allow students to use “performance enhancing drugs.” Coleman said she is taking this...
A priority for one Republican Secretary of State contender is preventing noncitizens from voting in Missouri. Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, drew a hardline stance, saying that Missouri needs to do a better job preventing them from casting a ballot. Federal...
