by Alisa Nelson | Jan 18, 2022 | Education, News
A push to widen the path for charter schools statewide is back. The Missouri Senate Education Committee is considering whether to allow charter schools in any charter county or Missouri city with a population greater than 30,000. Under current state law, charter...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 29, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Senate has passed a $34 billion state budget proposal without funding an expansion of Medicaid. The upper chamber sided with the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Missouri House of Representatives by rejecting attempts to put expansion funding into...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 7, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
After twelve hours of floor work Thursday, the Missouri Senate has given preliminary approval to a special session bill intended to crackdown on violent crime. Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back in to pass a package that would create a witness protection fund and...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 3, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
A Medicaid expansion measure is one of the hot items at the ballot box in Tuesday’s primary election. Missouri voters will be asked whether to expand Medicaid to another 230,000 low-income adults. Currently, about 950,000 Missourians get government-funded healthcare....
by Alisa Nelson | May 16, 2019 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
After about 15 hours of stalling and negotiating, the Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. During the wee hours this morning, the chamber endorsed the measure along party lines that includes exceptions for medical...