Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a bill into law that will change the way utility rates are set. SB 4 will give utility companies the authority to use a so-called “future test year” model for setting rates based on projected costs. It will also let private electric...
The Missouri Legislature could send another bill to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk soon that aims to protect money that is owed to foster kids. Under the legislation sponsored by Rep. Melissa Schmidt, R-Eldridge, the state would be prohibited from seizing money given to...
One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, would ban marriages for anyone under 18, with no exceptions. She said it’s not just a legislative imperative; it’s a moral one....
The Missouri Senate has passed a wide-ranging utility bill that would change the way utility rates are set. The legislation from Sen. Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee’s Summit, would allow certain utility companies to use a so-called “future test year” for setting rates...
Identical bills in the Missouri House and Senate would require public schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans starting in the fall of 2026. Sen. Kurtis Gregory, R-Marshall, said that Automated External Defibrillators, or AED’s, would be required throughout...
