According to U.S. and Israeli officials, a hostage and ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. Brokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, the agreement includes the release of 33 women, children, elderly, and wounded hostages (at least two of...
At noon on Monday, January 13, Mike Kehoe was sworn in as the 58th Governor of the State of Missouri. Kehoe, a member of the Cathedral of St. Joseph Parish in Jefferson City, is the second Catholic to serve as governor of Missouri and the first since Gov. Joseph...
Christi Catholic Church and forced the closure of 65 Catholic schools, archdiocesan officials said. An image shared by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles shows the church reduced to a steel frame. Announcing the “terrible sad news of our church” on Corpus...
On Wednesday this week (January 8, 2025), the State of Missouri formally began the 2025 legislative session. Hundreds of bills have already been filed in both the House and the Senate, setting the stage for a busy session. Rep. Jon Patterson (R-Lee’s Summit) took the...
Members of the Public Policy Committee of the Missouri Catholic Conference visited the Capitol on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, to meet with legislators and staffers to discuss current and upcoming legislation. The members were able to meet with Rep. Jonathan...
The MCC has been busy reviewing the over 2,000 bills that have been filed so far in the 2nd regular session of the 102nd General Assembly. To see what bills the MCC has a position on, click here for the MCC Positions and Progress Report. To see the 2024 Public Policy...
On Wednesday, Missouri Governor Mike Parson delivered his sixth State of the State Address to the General Assembly, outlining his budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2025. He called for a cost of living increase for all state employees, for raising the baseline teacher...
Missouri lawmakers returned to Jefferson City on Wednesday to begin the second regular session of the 102nd General Assembly. To date, over 1500 bills have already been filed in both the House and the Senate, setting the stage for a busy session. One of the priorities...
There are just 3 weeks left until legislators conclude the 1st regular session of the 102nd General Assembly. Which MCC priority bills are moving and which are not? Click here to read the latest MCC Positions and Progress Report. To listen to the latest MCC...
The 2023 mid-session MCC legislative roundtable podcast is live! In this episode, join MCC lobbyists as they give an update on the first half of the Missouri legislative session. We discuss child care and adoption tax credits, postpartum care, campus religious...