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The Senate has already passed similar legislation, which is awaiting House debate.
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The median time it took Missouri’s social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days, an agency spokesperson told The Independent.
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Currently, minors 16 and 17 can get married with parental consent. Proposed legislation would make the marriage age 18 with no exceptions.
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Missouri House members passed 36 bills in the first half of the 2024 session, while senators voted 13 out of their chamber. There are eight weeks left in the legislative session.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is calling for changes to the juvenile justice system that could lead prosecutors to charge more minors as adults.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is one Republican who has been especially vocal against the United States financially backing Ukraine in its war against Russia.
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Attorneys said other inmates witnessed blood coming out of the mouth and ears of Othel Moore as he died.
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A new office would be placed under the supervision of the Secretary of State.
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Regularly updated codes can also aid with disaster resilience. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates adopting current building codes can avoid hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.
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As amendments aimed at legalizing abortion in cases of rape or incest were voted down, one Republican state senator defended the the decision saying, 'God does not make mistakes'