The debate over giving Missouri public schools an A–F report card is picking up at the Capitol, as lawmakers consider several proposals this week. One of them, from Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, whose bill would require the State Board of Education to publish a...
Missouri does not allow non U.S. citizens to donate to candidate campaigns but they are allowed to donate to Missouri ballot measures. Alisa Nelson talks to Washington State Senator Ben Brown, whose bill has been signed into law to do away with this...
“A long time coming” is how Missouri Veterans Commission Executive Director Paul Kirchoff describes a new state law to help strengthen the state’s military community. The plan, which became law this week, is designed to combat veteran suicides. It requires the...
A knock on a Missouri man’s door has led to the signing of the largest military-friendly bill in the state in several years. Alisa Nelson talks to the bill sponsor Washington Senator Ben Brown and his constituent – Jeff Beck of Marthasville.
With three weeks left to go in the Missouri Legislature’s session, lawmakers continue to work on an effort to restrict four-day school weeks. A Missouri House committee is considering whether to require districts with more than 30,000 residents to go back to holding...
