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May 14, 2020

Lawmakers move to expand Missouri absentee voting amid virus

The Missouri House has advanced a proposal to ensure voters can cast absentee ballots this year if they’re worried about in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic. House lawmakers approved an […]

May 14, 2020

Missouri lawmakers send new redistricting proposal to voters

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has sent a ballot proposal to voters asking them to reconsider their earlier backing of a redistricting system that stresses fairness and competitiveness over everything else. Missourians […]

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Mar 16, 2020

Missouri House approves statute of repose bill

The bill, which needs another vote before it moves to the Senate, would set a statute of repose in products-liability cases.

Apr 9, 2019

Missouri bill would bar discrimination for not vaccinating

A panel of Missouri lawmakers on Monday considered enacting a ban on discrimination against unvaccinated children, an effort that comes as other states look to increase immunization amid disease outbreaks. […]

Apr 9, 2019

Missouri bill would bar discrimination for not vaccinating

A panel of Missouri lawmakers on Monday considered enacting a ban on discrimination against unvaccinated children, an effort that comes as other states look to increase immunization amid disease outbreaks. […]

High court’s jurisdiction cases could affect Missouri ruling
Mar 18, 2019

US high court redistricting case draws on Missouri’s example

Missouri’s recent constitutional amendment on redistricting serves as an unusual example in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case on partisan gerrymandering. The high court is set to hear two cases […]

Mar 7, 2019

2 members married to backers of bill to strengthen panel

Two members of a Missouri commission that would gain authority to review sex-based discrimination complaints in higher education have ties to backers of the legislative change. At issue is a […]

Mar 7, 2019

2 members married to backers of bill to strengthen panel

Two members of a Missouri commission that would gain authority to review sex-based discrimination complaints in higher education have ties to backers of the legislative change. At issue is a […]

Feb 7, 2019

Missouri House passes bill on closing public records

A bill that one lawmaker said would mean “the most radical undermining of open records and transparency law in state history” passed the Missouri House on Thursday. But the bill’s […]

Feb 7, 2019

Missouri House passes bill on closing public records

A bill that one lawmaker said would mean “the most radical undermining of open records and transparency law in state history” passed the Missouri House on Thursday. But the bill’s […]

Jan 16, 2019

Missouri House votes for option to close some records

Missouri House lawmakers on Tuesday voted against protections for LGBT staffers and gave themselves the option to make some of their emails confidential, despite a voter-approved requirement for transparency. House […]

Jan 16, 2019

Missouri House votes for option to close some records

Missouri House lawmakers on Tuesday voted against protections for LGBT staffers and gave themselves the option to make some of their emails confidential, despite a voter-approved requirement for transparency. House […]


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