Five legislators from the House of Representatives recently spoke with the Missouri Times about their final terms of office and the experience of holding office. Reps.…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Weeks after the 39-hour filibuster of SJR 39, people around Jefferson City and in the Missouri political sphere figuratively tapped their…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – After a long process in the Senate, SB 919, the “beer bill,” has picked up momentum in the House, and supporters…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – When is a helmet just a helmet? Not in the House of Representatives, where Tuesday morning the debate over HB 1464,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In a resurrection of the Interim Sanctity of Life committee actions from last summer and fall, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, presented…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Several worker advocacy groups filed an amicus brief with the Missouri Supreme Court on Monday supporting the ability of local municipalities…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee, chaired by Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, voted out SB 1028,…
JEFFERSON CITY — LGBTQ advocates and allies rallied Thursday morning in front of the statehouse to encourage the House of Representatives to reject SJR 39…
Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, took over as speaker at the end of a turbulent 2015 regular session. In 2016, he’s leading the House through contentious…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last week, Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed one of General Assembly Republicans’ top priorities for this session: the so-called “paycheck protection” bill.…