A proposed constitutional amendment that would give lawmakers broad authority to expand the state sales tax and use the revenue to eliminate the income tax won initial approval in the Missouri House Tuesday. #moleg #mogov
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The first case challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting plan to reach the state Supreme Court questions whether lawmakers had the power to enact the plan at all. #moleg #mogov
Supporters of the bill said it could help families get compensation and closure — and hold facilities accountable — for abuse or neglect of older Missourians. Opponents said insurance requirements could push small providers out of business. #moleg #mogov
A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and universities ran into bipartisan skepticism Monday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. #moleg #mogov
Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to misusing federal loans meant to help businesses withstand the COVID-19 pandemic. #moleg #mogov
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Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin, who opposes expanded gambling, put herself in charge of a select committee to study video lottery legislation. The bill would replace unregulated slot machines with games licensed by the Missouri Lottery. #moleg
As clinics shutter in Missouri and nationwide, Planned Parenthood executives dispute claims that abortion is a profit center and say many services are provided at a loss. #moleg #mogov
Three days of events on Westminster College campus in Fulton commemorate the 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s speech that for many historians marks the beginning of the Cold War.
A supplemental spending bill pushing total state appropriations for the fiscal year to almost $55 billion was the first legislation sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe in this year’s session when the Missouri House voted 137-13 for final passage. #moleg #mogov
With approval and dissent on both sides of the aisle, the House voted a bill to create a new school accountability system through to the Senate 96-53 Thursday despite concerns the letter grades could be a “scarlet letter” for underperforming schools. #moleg #mogov
A revised property tax overhaul proposes to lower the minimum school levy — the lowest tax a district can impose and still qualify for state aid — by up to 20%, the first cut since Missouri law began mandating a minimum in 1988. #moleg #mogov
The decision from Circuit Judge Daniel Green is the written version of his oral ruling from Feb. 19 that provisions critics decry as “ballot candy” must be removed from the language prepared by lawmakers. #moleg #mogov
Advocates worry that a plan to put Medicaid work requirements in the Missouri Constitution goes beyond federal law and could put the state at risk of harsh financial penalties. #moleg #mogov
On a party-line vote, a Missouri House committee approved the bill putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow expanded sales tax to supplant income tax. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Senate on Tuesday stripped money for furnishing new space for the attorney general’s office and sending a tourism team to Washington, D.C., from a spending bill funding state agencies through June 30. #moleg #mogov
The bill would create the “Missouri Fathership Project” within Missouri’s Department of Social Services. It would help fund positions at statewide nonprofits and community organizations to support dads who want to “reestablish and strengthen relationships with their children.” #moleg #mogov
Currently, corporate energy companies in Missouri are vertically integrated, an economic term that means they both make energy and distribute it to customers. Under Rep. Mayhew’s plan, the companies could do one or the other. #moleg #mogov
In an interview with The Independent, House Minority Leader Ashley Aune said she personally knew of three instances last year involving lawmakers who believe they were drugged in Jefferson City. #moleg #mogov
State Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs says she and other lawmakers believed they were drugged in Jefferson City last year during the legislative session. She wants tougher penalties for the drugs often linked to sexual assault. #moleg #mogov
The proposal would treat embryos as people under the state constitution, potentially exposing patients and abortion providers to murder charges and eliminating rape and incest exceptions. #moleg #mogov
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday that President Donald Trump acted within executive powers when he launched an attack with Israel on Iran over the weekend. #moleg #mosen
Journalism is the immune system of democracy. When it weakens, corruption lasts longer. Abuse of power goes unchecked. Public money disappears more easily. #moleg #mogov
A Missouri state accounting system that was supposed to integrate all state financial operations on one platform is late and over budget — and the program’s top executive can’t say when it will be working or how much more it will cost. #moleg #mogov
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78 of Missouri’s 114 counties are child care deserts, where there are more than three times as many children ages 5 and under as there are licensed child care slots. #moleg #mogov
Missouri cannabis regulators want more power to penalize bad actors in the marijuana industry, according to drafts of proposed rules released last week. #moleg #mogov
While a judge is rewriting the ballot summary for a proposal to put new barriers in front of Missouri initiative campaigns, opponents are focusing on a new line of attack — the measure cuts financial penalties for accepting foreign contributions or committing petition fraud. #moleg #mogov
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl to two years in prison in his federal COVID relief fraud case, arguing his admitted misuse of nearly $380,000 in pandemic aid “should merit a significant punishment.” #moleg #mogov
