A wide-ranging healthcare bill is being considered by a Missouri Senate committee. SB 841 is sponsored by State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City. The supersized bill includes telehealth access, inspection of long-term care centers, and provides new rules for...
The Missouri Senate won’t be resuming debate yet on legislation that would undo most of Proposition A, the voter-approved law that mandates paid sick leave and raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour next year. Senate President Pro-tem Cindy O’Laughlin,...
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that aims to support the state’s ambulance districts. Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, said Senate Bill 7 would require annual training for ambulance district board members and mandate audits every three years. “We...
A Missouri Senate bill would revoke parole eligibility for juveniles under the age of 18 if they’re convicted of second-degree murder. It’s sponsored by Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City. Patricia Preiss, of mid-Missouri’s St. Martins, testified in favor of his...
