The Senate Education Committee considered a bill that would designate and deal with “persistently failing schools” Tuesday afternoon.
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Sen. Lincoln Hough filed a bill proposing the largest income tax cut in Missouri history this week hoping to reduce the state’s tax burden.
“At his current pace, the president is on track to sign more than 400 executive orders this year alone — an amount of unilateral decision-making unseen since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 12 years in the White House.”
A bipartisan effort to forgive unemployment overpayments during the COVID-19 pandemic was perfected by the Missouri House Monday afternoon.
The Missouri House passed a controversial education bill to thunderous applause Thursday after a Republican representative flipped his vote.
Although she has been removed from the House Republican Caucus, Rep. Tricia Derges implored her fellow GOP members to shepherd her bills through the legislature.
"For far too long, students have been trapped in failing schools. 2021 will be the year we finally give parents more options by putting students first.”
The lawmakers said they were called into the speaker’s office who said the future of their bills are jeopardized if they did not support charter expansion legislation and other education reform proposals.
Missouri is joining states across the country in considering legislative measures to prevent social media companies from censoring users.
Gov. Mike Parson outlined his agriculture policy goals for the year Thursday, focusing on technology and increasing energy demands.