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 | Apr 15, 2021 | Agriculture, History, Legislature, Military, News
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will hear public testimony Thursday morning in Jefferson City from residents who live in west-central Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. The 24-county district includes Columbia, Moberly, Sedalia,...