by admin | Jul 18, 2021 | Business, Legislature, News
A state senator from western Missouri who chairs the Senate Economic Development Committee wants to see video lottery terminals (VLT’s) taxed and regulated in 2022, predicting it would raise millions of dollars for education. Video lottery terminals are commonly...
by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
A judge in mid-Missouri’s Cole County has ruled that Missouri’s August Medicaid expansion ballot measure is unconstitutional. A lawyer for three women suing Missouri over Medicaid expansion is appealing. Medicaid is a federal and state program that assists...
by admin | May 9, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
Expect some long days and nights at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City this week, with just five days left in the 2021 legislative session. There are still a number of major bills that are pending, including legislation on transportation, prescription drug...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Business, Legislature, News, Sports Features
Gaming legislation appears to be dead this session, after the recent impasse on video lottery terminal (VLT) legislation in the Missouri Senate. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) tells our Sullivan affiliate KTUI that he has numerous concerns with the...
by admin | Dec 8, 2020 | Business, Education, Entertainment, Legislature, News, Sports Features
A veteran Missouri lawmaker has pre-filed legislation that would authorize sports wagering. The bill from State Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, would allow you to place wagers on Missouri’s 13 licensed riverboat casinos and on the internet. “They would...
