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Expansion of auditor powers advances in Missouri Legislature
The Missouri State Auditor's Office could soon be allowed to audit any government office it chooses, at State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's discretion.
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Subscriber ExclusiveInmate, family allege medical abuse at Tipton Correctional Center
Frank Saviano is worried he is dying. An inmate at Tipton Correctional Center, Saviano and his relatives allege the medical staff at Tipton have repeatedly den…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState declining federal funds for Rock Island trail
The Missouri Rock Island Trail may finally have some certainty in its future, and it doesn't look good for the trail's supporters.
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Missouri celebrates Gospel Hall of Fame
Lawmakers celebrated gospel music and touted their love for religious music at the Missouri Gospel Fest event Wednesday morning.
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Experts: Needle exchange bill could address Hepatitis C, HIV outbreaks in Missouri
Needle exchange programs -- that provide intravenous drug users with clean needles to prevent spread of blood-borne infections like HIV or Hepatitis C -- are c…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMidwest March for Life celebrates ‘post-Roe America’
About 700 anti-abortion activists gathered Wednesday on the Missouri Capitol South Lawn to celebrate recent victories and to plan for fights to come.
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri House committee approves food assistance restriction
A bill in the Missouri House would enforce harsh penalties on Missouri families who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if they don't comply with…
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House bill could expand state auditor’s powers
A bill in the Missouri House could expand the power of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.
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Children to swarm Capitol’s south lawn Friday
More than 1,000 fifth-graders will be flooding the south lawn of the state Capitol, as the Missouri Department of Natural Resources returns for its annual Eart…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBill brings homeowners’ associations in Missouri under fire
A bill in the Missouri House could allow homeowners from across the state to be freed from the constraints put on them by homeowners' associations.
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Lawmakers, citizens ‘disappointed’ at Rock Island Trail budget shutout
Rick Mihalevich, the president of the Friends of the Missouri Rock Island Trail, has been struggling to get the Rock Island Trail completed for years.
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Subscriber ExclusiveMissouri lawmaker wants all tax issues moved to bigger elections
Critics of a proposed law in the Missouri House say it could potentially confuse voters and make it harder for the public to evaluate the issues on their ballo…
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Bill would name Piedmont as Missouri’s UFO capital
Reggie Bone, the basketball coach at Clearwater High School in Piedmont, was one of hundreds of citizens in the town who reported seeing aliens in the early sp…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBill would compel Conservation to pay for deer collisions
A Mid-Missouri lawmaker, who admitted to striking "everything except a deer" with his car, could receive compensation for any future collisions under a propose…
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Grieving mother presents her case to House committee
The still-grieving mother of Blair Lane, an 11-year-0ld girl who died during a Fourth of July celebration, has testified before the Missouri House of Represent…
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House narrowly avoids ‘two-party’ consent amendment
A Missouri lawmaker's effort to connect "two-party consent" -- a requirement that every party in a conversation must consent to being recorded -- to a ban on T…
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Subscriber ExclusivePredatory black vultures head north, threatening livestock
A gruesome predator is ravaging Missouri's livestock and its influence is spreading across the state.
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Dozens testify against bill allowing weapons in churches
For a St. Louis pastor, the trauma of violence in places of faith, like churches, surfaced at a hearing Wednesday night.
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Subscriber ExclusiveHundreds rally for better child care, resources for Missouri mothers
In child advocacy circles, "persistence overcomes resistance."
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Subscriber ExclusiveCorn vending machine company remains silent two years after alert to farmers
The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Division issued a consumer alert about the company Corn Xpress, which sold "corn vending mach…
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Bills seek to retain Daylight Saving Time year-round
With Daylight Saving Time beginning this morning, some Missouri lawmakers are attempting to permanently adopt Daylight Saving Time at the state level.
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Lawmaker suggests constitutional amendment for Osage River casino
The House Emerging Issues Committee considered another amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would expand riverboat gambling in Missouri.
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Appeals court: Missouri landowners near trail owed compensation
Some Missouri landowners along the planned Rock Island Trail might now be able to get compensation for the use of their land. A U.S. Appeals Court ruled in Feb…
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Witnesses: House bill could transform local recovery services
A bill that would give a 50 percent tax credit to people who donate to organizations providing recovery support services received unanimous praise during a hea…
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Missouri House panel tries to regulate Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies
Members of the House Local Government Committee tried to wrap their heads around cryptocurrency during a hearing Tuesday morning.
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Blue Scholarship offers hope for aspiring officers
The first graduating class of Missouri Blue Scholarship recipients at Lincoln University has now entered the workforce.
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House panel advances sports gambling with added player protections
The odds for sports gambling in Missouri are improving.
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Black History Month event celebrates legacy, heritage of Black Missourians
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights held the "State of Missouri 2023 Black History Month Celebration" on Thursday afternoon at the Truman Building. A keyno…
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House bill would make checking car door handles illegal
Don't touch my car door handles, lawmakers want to tell potential thieves.
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Jefferson City legislator pitches his sports betting bill
Legislation a Jefferson City lawmaker proposed would more than double the proposed tax rate on sports wagering over previous bills. But, the revenue the taxes …
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House sends supplemental budget, with state worker pay hike, to Senate
The Missouri House approved a supplemental budget and sent it to the Senate after a floor vote Monday evening. The bill, a House Committee Substitute for House…
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Senate bill would drop work permit requirement for children
A bill in the Missouri Senate would relax child labor laws, and no longer require schools to sign of on a child's work permit to seek employment.
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Bills could reduce Missouri inmate sentence for ‘good time credit’
Bills in the Missouri House could reduce the state's inmate population as well as reduce operating costs for Missouri prisons.
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MoDOT to pay overtime to remove deer, debris from roads
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employees will be working overtime to help clear deer and other debris on highways.
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Senate bill seeks to relax health insurance rules for farmers
The Missouri Farm Bureau would like to provide medical coverage for farmers, but doesn't want to call the coverage insurance.
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Missouri House takes public testimony on Sports Gaming bills
The House Emerging Issues Committee held the first hearing on sports gaming of the 2023 legislative session Wednesday night, with both sides of the issue being…
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Missouri House rules panel advances two veterans bills
The Missouri House of Representatives Veterans Committee unanimously approved two bills Tuesday morning sponsored by Rep. Dave Griffith, a Jefferson City Repub…
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Sports wagering in Missouri making another run at Capitol
Illinois and Kansas may be benefiting from Missouri's hesitation to legalize sports wagering.
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Lawmakers reconsider regulations for hemp growers
A Missouri lawmaker wants to do away with statutory regulations for the hemp extract industry in Missouri -- which may be obsolete, he said.
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Restrictions on foreign ownership of farm land advances
Four bills that would limit foreign ownership of agricultural land have passed from one Missouri House committee and will be heard in another.
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House bill would limit cost of phone calls for Missouri inmates
A bill in the Missouri House would limit the cost of inmate phone calls at all correctional facilities to a maximum of 21 cents per minute.
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Missouri DOR now accepting 2022 tax filings
The Missouri Department of Revenue announced this week it can now accept electronically filed tax returns for the 2022 tax year. Property tax credit claims can…
