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State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Colemen, who voted against the bill, said she believes the amended version is unconstitutional and will only distract from other 'pro-life' work -
A House-Senate conference committee agreed to boost childcare subsidies and the private school voucher program and rejected an overhaul of higher education funding. Final votes are expected Wednesday. -
The unanimous vote ends, for the year, the push to legalize slot machine-like games and tax them for education needs -
A Senate committee version of the legislation would ask voters to authorize the state to impose work requirements, but it wouldn’t require them if federal law changes -
Democrats want enrollments paused and lawmakers to investigate, while Republicans say the state should fix the breach without disrupting the program -
Twelve states lead by Republicans are defending President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail ballots from legal challenges mounted by Democrats. -
Senate Democrats oppose measures reducing how long people have to file personal injury and uninsured motorist claims. -
The Missouri Senate wants $225 million set aside a few years ago to renovate the Capitol Building to instead support education funding and other programs. Kehoe and House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton said they’re not ready to go along with the plan -
In a 101-48 vote, House lawmakers approve a bill that would place restrictions on transgender Missourians. -
The legislation would spell out when people convicted in other states must register in Missouri and when some offenders can ask a court to shorten their time on the list
