missouri legislature

While the Missouri Senate is expected to zero in on a measure making it harder to amend the constitution, the House looks to finish work on reauthorizing a key tax to fund the state’s Medicaid program.

Missouri is one of the latest states to pass legislation that would fund the gun-detecting software.

Rabbi Daniel Bogard has testified at the Missouri State Capitol twenty times in the past twenty years. KBIA's Meghan Lee sat down with Bogard to learn more about trans rights and its connections to the Jewish faith.

Diapers aren’t luxury items, but they’re considered as such in Missouri’s tax code.

The Missouri Senate passed a slate of gubernatorial appointments the same day a Senate committee approved a resolution making it harder to amend the state’s constitution.

Last session, the Missouri legislature passed a law barring transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone treatment. Now, lawmakers are seeking to build upon that legislation by removing the sunset date from the original bill.

A Missouri law passed in 2022 deletes the names of victims and witnesses in court documents, which experts say has made Missouri courts the least transparent in the nation.

Congress kicked the can down the road by failing to negotiate a new farm bill last year. The bill has been extended through the end of September, but experts say it won't be easy for lawmakers to approve a new plan.

Republicans last year passed restrictions on gender-affirming health care for minors and sex-based limits on participating in school sports.

The Missouri House has passed the “Save Adolescents From Experimentation,” or SAFE bill, which bans gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18.With two days left in the legislative session, the House voted to pass the bill 108 to 50.It has been a tumultuous few months, and there are still uncertainties about the status of gender-affirming care for trans Missourians.