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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…
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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…
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Legislation that would tweak Missouri’s funding formula for public schools has stalled in the State Senate. The bill would more evenly distribute revenues…
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Two rallies in Jefferson City today each called for the repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act and for employers to have the right to not provide coverage for birth control. Several hundred people attended the rally held at the State Capitol, led by several religious leaders. Maggie Karner with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod told the crowd that President Obama’s birth control mandate is an attack on religious freedom. “This debate is simply about us being forced to pay for products and services that are contrary to our religious beliefs, and we cannot be expected to check our faith at the door," Karner said.
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Closing arguments were heard Thursday in the lawsuit over Missouri’s new congressional district map.Debate centered around whether the so-called "grand…
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Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:Nixon's position on a new oil pipelineAn update on the redistricting lawsuitDave Spence airs…
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Opening arguments were held Tuesday for the congressional redistricting lawsuit. The suit is being held in lower court because the Missouri Supreme Court…
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The head of the Missouri Department of Transportation says charging tolls on Interstate 70 is the only real option for funding reconstruction of the…
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Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:$27 million in grant money to health insurance exchange in Missouri has come to a complete haltMissouri…
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Regional news from the KBIA newsroom:Schools front and center for state legislatureMissouri's higher education commissioner wants to tie state funding to…