Missouri’s 2026 legislative session kicked off on Wednesday. Senate President Pro-Tem Cindy O’Laughlin, entering her final year in the chamber, said she wants to challenge state government to focus on the basics. “Missourians want results, they want better roads,...
The Missouri Public Service Commission is fighting back accusations from the Senate Majority Leader that it is requiring private electric utility companies to move residential customers to time-based rates. Public Service Commission Chairman Scott Rupp tells...
Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, is not happy that the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requiring private electric utility companies to move residential customers to time-based rates. She calls out Chairman Scott Rupp and says that...
Following the news that the Independence School District near Kansas City became the largest in the state to move to a four-day school week, lawmakers have been working behind the scenes to go back to a traditional five-day academic week. State Sen. Doug Beck, a...
State Sen. Mike Moon’s comments about young kids marrying with a parent’s permission have sparked widespread criticism in Missouri and nationally. State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, pressed Moon during a House committee hearing on Moon’s bill that would ban...
