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Missouri lawmakers rush in final hours of 2020 session
Missouri lawmakers have only hours left to pass bills before their 6 p.m. Friday deadline after an unprecedented 2020 session stunted by the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers left the Capitol mid-session for a weekslong break aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. They returned — some wearing masks, others not — days before Republican Gov. Mike […]
Missouri lawmakers pass bill against boycotting Israel
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to ban the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The GOP-led House approved the measure 95-40 on Thursday, the day before their Friday deadline to pass bills this year. The bill is in response to a Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel. The BDS movement promotes […]
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 amendment to another election-related bill that would allow voters to request to have ballots mailed to them so they could avoid Election Day crowds. Voters […]
Missouri lawmakers plan to resume work amid coronavirus
A top Republican lawmaker says the Missouri Legislature is tentatively scheduled to return to work at the end of the month, a move that prompted concern from Democrats about the safety of doing so amid the coronavirus pandemic and prompted one to call it the “wrong plan at the wrong time.” Senate Majority Floor Leader […]
Missouri could be final state to track prescription opioids
Missouri lawmakers took a pivotal step toward becoming the final state to adopt a statewide prescription opioid tracking database, despite years of resistance to the idea by some Republicans. State senators voted 21-10 to pass a House bill to create a database that provides physicians and pharmacists with patients’ prescription histories so they can intervene […]
Missouri legislators mulling repeal of police residency rule
Missouri lawmakers are considering a proposal that would no longer require police officers to live within the cities where they serve. The state House gave the bill preliminary approval last week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. It needs one more vote in the House before heading to the Senate for further debate. Advocates for the […]
Drop in Missouri kids on Medicaid faces continued scrutiny
Parents who no longer qualify for government health care but fail to sign up their children separately are partly to blame for the drop in children’s Medicaid coverage, a top legislative budget said, much to the chagrin of some lawmakers who blame the agency itself. State lawmakers and social services officials held a hearing to […]
Drop in Missouri kids on Medicaid faces continued scrutiny
Parents who no longer qualify for government health care but fail to sign up their children separately are partly to blame for the drop in children’s Medicaid coverage, a top legislative budget said, much to the chagrin of some lawmakers who blame the agency itself. State lawmakers and social services officials held a hearing to […]
Missouri lawmakers frustrated with GM job-retention promises
After scrambling to pull together $50 million in tax breaks for General Motors, some Missouri lawmakers say the company is coming up short so far with its promises for job retention at a suburban St. Louis plant. Lawmakers secured the incentives late last session at the urging of Republican Gov. Mike Parson, whose administration warned […]
Missouri lawmakers frustrated with GM job-retention promises
After scrambling to pull together $50 million in tax breaks for General Motors, some Missouri lawmakers say the company is coming up short so far with its promises for job retention at a suburban St. Louis plant. Lawmakers secured the incentives late last session at the urging of Republican Gov. Mike Parson, whose administration warned […]
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