Missouri Senate

Incoming Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin said Missouri’s Children’s Division has failed in its core mission and needs to be restructured to protect vulnerable children.

Jared Young is running for Senate under the banner of a new party; the Better Party, which attempts to sit in the middle of the extreme left and right. He criticizes both parties having to appeal to the extreme in the primary election. He also touches on the general feeling of discouragement and exhaustion most feel around politics and elections.

Hawley shared the stage with Democrat Lucas Kunce, Green Party candidate Nathan Kline and Jared Young, who created his own “Better Party” to get on the ballot.

Hawley was unopposed Tuesday in the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Kunce won the Democratic primary for the seat.

Democrats hoping abortion, minimum wage initiatives will help boost party to biggest gains of century as partisan line-up of 2025 chamber rests on outcome in six districts.

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

Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work before adjournment.

The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is 6 p.m. Friday.

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.

The Freedom Caucus has vowed to debate the budget in detail and attempt to cut hundreds of millions in spending.