the missouri house

Missourians approved Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and mandated paid sick leave, with 57% of the vote.

Both bills now proceed to the Senate.

The Missouri House has live-streamed their floor proceedings for ten years, but the Senate still only offers audio.

Nonpartisan staff in the legislative chamber work in "a culture of fear," Clerk Dana Miller said at a news conference at a Jefferson City courthouse.

The GOP chair of the committee was thwarted in her attempt to livestream the hearing and include allegations of obstruction in a motion to dismiss the investigation of the House speaker.

The GOP-led House on Thursday amended a proposal that would require a majority of votes in five of the state's eight congressional districts to amend the constitution.

With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered up just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries

Three more meetings this week follow a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Plocher’s inner circle.

Members of the Missouri House this week plan to boost the pay of child abuse investigators. But Gov. Mike Parson has expressed wariness about increasing state employee salaries in a piecemeal fashion. Instead, he prefers across-the-board pay boosts.

Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation intended to offset a surge in local property tax collections caused by higher vehicle values. The state House overwhelmingly passed the legislation Thursday, sending it to the Senate. Missouri is among several states considering property tax cuts this year. Typically, the assessed value of vehicles declines as they get older. But used vehicle values surged during the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in higher tax bills for many people. State Rep. Mike McGirl says his bill is intended to return a part of that tax “windfall” by changing how vehicle values are calculated for taxes.