The Missouri House of Representatives has passed open enrollment. It’s sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollitt, R-Sedalia, who wants to let K-12 public schools decide if they want to allow students from neighboring districts to enroll in their district. Pollitt on the...
In Missouri, patients under anesthesia or who are unconscious can be legally examined by doctors or doctors-in-training without the patient knowing about the exam. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a public health package that would ban prostate, anal...
Missouri has the lowest average minimum teacher salary in the country. The state House of Representatives has signed off on a package that would increase the minimum teacher salary from the current $25,000 to $38,000 annually. The plan would also boost the minimum pay...
State aid to Missouri’s libraries could be in danger. State House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, is proposing to cut all state funding, roughly $4.5 million, in the next state budget. He opposes the Missouri Library Association, the ACLU, and the...
At least 40 states have open enrollment, letting K-12 students attend a public school district outside of the district they live in. Missouri could become the next one. By a vote of 85-69, the state House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow open...
