Treatment court bill soars through committees, heads to House floor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Bolstering Missouri’s drug treatment courts may be a “feel-good” bill, but it is effective in reducing recidivism rates and changing...
Fitzwater’s STEM bill moves to House floor with little effort
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – If there were any concerns about Rep. Travis Fitzwater’s STEM bill moving through the committees this week, they have been...
Ellington planning public meeting in case Urban Issues Committee addressing Crossroads is cancelled
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. and Chairman of the Special Committee on Urban Issues Courtney Curtis, D-Ferguson, has requested a committee hearing looking...
Cornejo appointed to Labor Commission, resigns seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives will soon be in need of a new chairman for the committee on General Laws.
According...
Bipartisan panel to talk mass incarceration on Friday
ST. LOUIS — Legislators from across the political spectrum are coming together Friday evening to discuss possible alternatives to mass incarceration in Missouri that enhance...
Rep. Beatty resigning from House to take Jackson County post
Kansas City lawmaker had served in top Democratic leadership since 2013
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty will resign from the...
House Democrats fire back at Republican megadonor David Humphreys’ cease-and-desist letter
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Democrats are calling out Republican megadonor David Humphreys for what they are describing as “attempts to bully and harass”...
Budget committee discusses messy managed care changes, DSS admits mistakes were made
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new state policy regarding Medicaid’s managed care system is proving to be one of the most contentious and complicated...
House Budget committee lambasts DHSS and Parson administration over trauma care program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s top budget lawmaker in the House of Representatives is not happy.
Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, the chairman of the House Budget...
Rep. McCann Beatty headed to new role in Jackson County
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Minority Floor Leader Gail McCann Beatty is departing from the Missouri House of Representatives. The House leader of the...
