State Government

The Missouri Senate unanimously passed a bill last week aimed at curbing meritless lawsuits filed to chill speech through the threat of a long and expensive legal fight. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Mike Henderson of Desloge, would broaden Missouri’s limited protections against so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation.

More than 600 Missourians on Medicaid have given birth with help of doula since late 2024, when the program was launched as part of an effort to combat the state's poor birth outcome.

A bill proposing limits on physician noncompete agreements drew both support and opposition during committee testimony.

The Missouri House Commerce Commission heard House Bill 2080 this Wednesday, which would establish a Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund.

Following hours of testimony last week, a Missouri House committee on Tuesday evening approved bills that would remove the 2027 sunsets from the state's restrictions on transgender minors and athletes.

State Rep. Jim Murphy says the bill was prompted by The Independent’s story about a Nebraska veteran who gave 35 times this year to Eigel’s campaign for St. Charles County executive

Missourians who have long traveled to other states to bet on sports are now able to bet from their homes, keeping money in the state and impacting Missouri’s neighbors.

Columbia Public Schools students and teachers are grappling with the new cellphone usage ban that Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law in July.

Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death.

Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery games still haven’t received a hearing from the Senate Appropriations Committee. There are only five weeks left before the Senate adjourns and the state budget remains unfinished.