A soon-to-be Missouri law will allow Missourians more direct access to physical therapy services. Gov. Mike Parson has signed Senate Bill 51 into law. Under the bill, qualified physical therapists can treat patients without a prescription or referral from a physician,...
A legislative effort could dole out state funding to Missouri’s public colleges and universities in a different way. State Senator Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, is proposing to create a different funding formula. The proposed formula would take into consideration the...
A Missouri lawmaker from St. Louis who passed bipartisan limb loss awareness legislation this year is looking at future disability-related bills. State Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis) was born with a disability and has a prosthetic leg. “My goal really after...
Bipartisan one-sentence legislation designating the St. Louis Gateway Arch as the official state monument needs one final vote on Friday from the Missouri House, before heading to the governor’s desk. The bill sponsor, State Rep. Dale Wright (R-Farmington),...
Missouri’s education commissioner and a number of current and former state lawmakers traveled to southern Missouri’s Ava for Thursday’s funeral for former State Rep. Maynard Wallace, R-Thornfield. An obituary from Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes says Mr....