by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 4, 2025 | Government, Legislation, Social & Economic Justice
The Missouri House this week finished its work on an almost $48 billion budget plan to fund state operations in the next fiscal year. The plan appropriates nearly $2.1 billion less than Gov. Mike Kehoe recommended in his budget proposal, including $800 million less in...
by Kathleen Lavery | Mar 28, 2025 | Faith
After spending 38 days in the hospital for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia, and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered outside the hospital on March 23. With a very weak voice, Pope Francis thanked the crowd, waving his hands and...
by Kathleen Lavery | Mar 28, 2025 | Abortion, Family Life, Respect for Life
The House on Thursday passed a MCC-supported bill aimed at protecting infants who survive a failed abortion attempt. HB 195, sponsored by Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) and Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka), would require a health care provider present at the time of an...
by Kathleen Lavery | Mar 28, 2025 | Family Life
The House Committee on Children and Families voted “Do Pass” on HB 1012. The bill, authored by Representative Brad Christ (R – St. Louis), would establish a reimbursement fund for non-recurring adoption expenses for persons adopting a child after January 1,...
by Kathleen Lavery | Mar 28, 2025 | Abortion, Respect for Life
On Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a press release after lawyers for Planned Parenthood Great Plains claimed that the abortion provider has a constitutional right to transport minors across state lines for an abortion without parental consent....
