Sarah Kellogg
Sarah Kellogg is a first year graduate student at the University of Missouri studying public affairs reporting. She spent her undergraduate days as a radio/television major and reported for KBIA. In addition to reporting shifts, Sarah also hosted KBIA’s weekly education show Exam, was an afternoon newscaster and worked on the True/False podcast. Growing up, Sarah listened to episodes of Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! with her parents during long car rides. It’s safe to say she was destined to end up in public radio.
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A Missouri Supreme Court decision from 2012 could provide foes of the congressional map signed by Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday with an uphill battle. -
The new map passed by the House likely would keep Missouri’s current congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats. It now goes to the Missouri Senate with only four days left in the legislative session.
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The budget includes millions for both starting and existing teacher salaries and school transportation as well as investments across the state.
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Missouri’s current unemployment benefit ranges from 13 to 20 weeks, depending on the state’s unemployment rate. The new bill shortens it to as few as eight.
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The map makes several changes compared to the House version that passed in January, including adding an emergency clause, which would put it into effect before the Aug. 2 primary.
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On the last day before the legislature takes a week off, the House also passed legislation including banning discrimination in schools against traditionally Black hairstyles and creating nurseries in women’s prisons.
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Paula Nickelson, who started her new position Tuesday, had served as deputy director since Feb. 1 and has worked for the department for more than 22 years.
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The supplemental budget includes almost $2 billion in federal money for Missouri schools as well as funding for the state’s Medicaid program, including its expansion. The bill still needs to pass the House.
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A bipartisan commission in charge of redrawing Missouri’s House districts recently came to a surprising agreement, approving a map before the deadline. A political scientist from the University of Missouri says that likely means both parties thought the map was not politically skewed either way.
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The Senate delay on the map follows a week in which senators spent hours both debating and filibustering possible maps, including holding rare Friday and Saturday sessions.
