Tagged: state senate

Higher education funding and the state budget were the dominant topics in the most recent state senate debate between incumbent Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer and his Democratic challenger, Representative Mary Still.

A bipartisan redistricting commission reached an agreement over Missouri's 34 state Senate districts.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• Analysis of an agreement reached over new state Senate districts.
• Columbia Transit is looking to cut costs from its 2013 budget.
• Some Missourians will have to pay more out-of-pocket for Medicaid coverage under new state plan.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Timothy Wolfe reports for his first day as UM System president.
• Missouri's Senate is in the process of extending the candidate filing deadline.
• Chris Koster urges action on Missouri's Second Injury Fund.

A Missouri state senator says religious groups should not be barred from receiving state funds to operate their schools.

The state Senate is moving quickly to try to postpone Missouri's candidacy filing period because of uncertainties over the state's new legislative districts.