JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate gave its stamp of approval on a variety of bills including a measure that removes medical marijuana from…
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Alisha Shurr was a reporter for The Missouri Times and The Missouri Times Magazine. She joined The Missouri Times in January 2018 after working as a copy editor for her hometown newspaper in Southern Oregon. Alisha is a graduate of Kansas State University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In his first presentation to the oversight committee as director of Missouri’s Medicaid program, Director Todd Richardson focused on the findings…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Stakeholders made one thing clear to state officials: they want medicinal cannabis in Missouri to be about Missouri. In a standing-room-only…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri General Assembly has started the vetting process on a proposal from the executive branch to transfer a division from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Three senators presented differing proposals on how to alter the initiative petition process to up the standards for amending the Missouri…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Speaking to a room of more than 250 local officials from across the state, the Governor and the Senate President Pro…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — One lawmaker is continuing his crusade to cut individual income taxes in an effort to spur economic development. Sen. Bill Eigel, who has…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An independent assessment of Missouri’s Medicaid program details significant changes that could result is the state saving between $500 million and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — One Missouri lawmaker to looking to follow the lead of more than a dozen other states and eliminate the certificate of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — One lawmaker in Missouri is seeking an explanation for more than 55,000 children losing state health care coverage. On Monday, Sen. Scott…