Legislative interns help Missouri school districts claim over $1 million in federal funds #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw & Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/2024/05/21/leg…

Missouri taxpayers will not cover the costs of damages that may result from defamation lawsuits filed against three state senators who incorrectly identified a Kansas man as the shooter at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, Gov. Mike Parson said Monday. #moleg missouriindependent.com/2024/05/20/par…

Flora Farms cannabis dispensary flourishes at location near the Arkansas border #moleg #mogov via Rebecca Rivas missouriindependent.com/2024/05/20/flo…

Winners and losers of Missouri’s 2024 legislative session #moleg #moleg via Jason Hancock & Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/05/20/win…

Missouri House puts questions of ranked-choice, non-citizen voting on the 2024 ballot #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre missouriindependent.com/briefs/ranked-…

‘A bizarre session’: Missouri lawmakers head home after year defined by gridlock, infighting #moleg #mogov via Jason Hancock missouriindependent.com/2024/05/17/a-b…

Missouri legislators pass tax break for Kansas City nuclear weapons campus expansion #moleg #mogov via Allison Kite missouriindependent.com/2024/05/17/mis…

Missouri initiative petition bill, a top GOP priority, dies on final day of session #mogov #moleg via Rudi Keller & Anna Spoerre missouriindependent.com/2024/05/17/mis…

Child marriage will remain legal in Missouri for at least another year after Republican House leaders said they don’t have enough time to pass it. #moleg #mogov via Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/briefs/legisla… via Missouri Independent

Missouri Senate bitterness halts action as lawmakers prepare for final day of chaotic session

The No. 1 GOP priority, changing the requirements to pass constitutional amendments, remains mired in factional warfare that makes passage unlikely #moleg
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Dawn Chapman, co-founder of the St. Louis, Missouri-based Just Moms STL, told the crowd that she and advocates have been in lawmakers’ offices pushing for RECA to be taken up on the House floor. #moleg #mogov via Ashley Murray missouriindependent.com/2024/05/16/adv…

“This is the kind of bill that a chairman only gets to do once in their career and I could not be more proud of the final product that we put together,' said Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican and House Transportation & Infrastructure chairman. #moleg
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Republican Missouri attorney general candidates proclaim 2020 election was stolen #moleg #mogov viea Jason Hancock missouriindependent.com/2024/05/16/rep…

U.S. Senate GOP, led by Eric Schmitt, tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash #moleg #mogov #mosen via Jennifer Shutt missouriindependent.com/2024/05/16/u-s…

A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced the Senate’s divided GOP majority to finally yield Wednesday evening, stalling a vote on a bill seeking to make it more difficult to amend Missouri’s constitution. #moleg missouriindependent.com/2024/05/15/50-…

ICYMI: 50-hour filibuster forces more negotiations on GOP-backed initiative petition changes #moleg #mogov w/Anna Spoerre & Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/05/15/50-…

ICYMI: Bill to shield pesticide makers from cancer lawsuits faces long odds in Missouri Senate #moleg #mogov via Allison Kite missouriindependent.com/2024/05/15/bil…

A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced the Senate’s divided GOP majority to finally yield Wednesday evening, stalling a vote on a bill seeking to make it more difficult to amend Missouri’s constitution. #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre
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A set of medical provider taxes that fund a large portion of Missouri’s Medicaid program won quick approval Wednesday in the House, two weeks after it took 41 hours for the bill to pass in the state Senate. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller
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The bill to ban child marriage made it out of committee this morning on a 7-2 vote.

Yes votes: Schwadron, Schulte, Murphy, Bangert, Burton, Clemens, Nickson-Clark
No votes: Lovasco, Chappell

Several other members previously voiced opposition but they weren't present. #moleg