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With session ending at 6 p.m. Friday, Republicans say they could turn to a rarely-used maneuver to cut off the filibuster, but it remains a last resort
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Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work before adjournment.
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The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is 6 p.m. Friday.
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Basye said he had hoped to stay in the race despite the diagnosis but that he’s learning more about his illness and wants to concentrate on treatment.
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The Freedom Caucus has vowed to debate the budget in detail and attempt to cut hundreds of millions in spending.
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The levies that help fund Medicaid are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster passage.
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Under current Missouri law, minors who are 16 or 17 can get married to someone under 21 if they have parental consent.
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Included in the budget is a 3.2% pay increase for state workers, money to fully fund school transportation and funds to improve Interstate 44. However, the House version of the budget is about $2 billion less than Gov. Mike Parson requested for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Former state Rep. Chuck Basye refuses to apologize for language he uses on social media as he begins campaign for an open Senate seat in Boone County.
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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate against a challenge that claimed they had wrongly split some communities.