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The Missouri House and Senate are still at an impasse over next year’s state budget. The Senate has made no progress on persuading Republican Jason…

A disagreement over $2 million for a university is contributing to a stalemate on Missouri's $24 billion budget plan.Republican House Speaker Steven…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:A Missouri Senator and several allied tied up the Senate for nearly 12 hours Monday…

The Missouri Senate has been shut down by one Senator over which version of legislation for veterans’ homes will be adopted. Republican Jason Crowell and…

The Missouri Senate has been shut down by one Senator over which version of legislation for veterans’ homes will be adopted. Jason Crowell (R, Cape Girardeau) and several allies tied up the Senate for nearly 12 hours Monday night and are provoking a showdown with Senate leaders. In addition to using a filibuster to block the veterans’ homes bill, Crowell is using several motions to block all bills from being debated. “We have some issues that need to be resolved in the Senate before we move forward, and they’re gonna be resolved one way or the other," Crowell said. "I will continue to make this series of motions on anything else that we do.”

The state budget for next year is being blocked in the Missouri Senate by a group of fiscally conservative Republicans. The filibuster was launched by GOP…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:Missouri Senate Republicans block passage of state budget.Charter Communications expands…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:State Sen. Jason Crowell objects to the state's 2013 budget.Missouri newspaper publishers could…

A new bill moving through the Missouri Senate aims to reform workers' compensation in the state. Backers say the move is badly needed to improve the…