It took nine hours and a bevy of impassioned speeches on health care, but the Missouri Senate ultimately passed its package of budget bills for FY 2022.
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For the second night in a row, the Missouri Senate hit pause on a substantial gaming bill covering everything from VLTs to sports betting.
All eyes are on the budget as session nears its end, with the upper chamber set to consider more than $34 billion in appropriations this week.
“I’m able to go into people’s offices and have one-on-one conversations with them and teach them the value of my culture, teach them the value of where I come from.”
The Missouri Senate passed a $2 billion supplemental budget bill Tuesday, the first budget item to make it through both chambers this week.
Dozens of lawmakers and advocates alike gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to voice their support for full Medicaid funding.
As the Senate prepares to consider the budget on the floor this week, the House passed a new package dealing with improvement projects.
It’s difficult to remember all the nuances in the budget process from session to session so we brought you the rundown so you know what will be happening in the coming days.
Rep. Darrell Atchison walked into his first legislative session in Jefferson City with one priority in mind: serving the people of HD 153.
In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau apportionment data reflected a population of 770,035 people per representative in Missouri.