The Super Bowl was Sunday and the very next day the Missouri Senate went into preseason mode with a six-hour session where the starters barely played and the outcome was never in doubt.
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The legislative session in the upper chamber is off to a roaring start — particularly when it comes to proposed rule changes.
In a more unusual move, it was Sen. John Rizzo who brought up his own resolution on the floor.
"I’m way more interested in protecting the Senate and what has made the Senate special. From my perspective, it’s not special right now."
Like any breakdown of a large magnitude, there is a long story of how it happened.
"My colleagues and I were willing to use every tool at our disposal to begin the turning of the tide in St. Louis — starting with HB 2."
Senate Republicans opted to move the previous question in a last-ditch effort to pass a concurrent jurisdiction provision early Thursday morning after a long day of debate in the chamber.
Although just two letters, a PQ carries a lot of weight. A common tactic in the House, it's a rare move in the Senate.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – 2017 has been a dream session for Missouri Republicans. Riding the coattails of President Donald Trump’s victory, Missourians elected both Republican…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following a long night in the Missouri Senate as the body debated the contentious circuit breaker tax break for hours on…