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...
Archbishop Naumann Sues Satanists over Alleged Theft of Eucharist
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, has filed a motion for the return of the Eucharist, a consecrated host and consecrated wine a satanic group claims to have stolen, with the archbishop stating that all sacred species are the property of the Catholic...
Mid-Session Bill Updates and Podcast
As we reported last week, the 2025 legislative session has reached its halfway point with a much more unified tone than past sessions as each chamber has already passed several bills. To listen to the mid-session legislative roundtable podcast featuring MCC lobbyists...
First Bills Sent to Governor as the 2025 Legislative Session Reaches Halfway Point
Governor Mike Kehoe celebrated a pair of legislative victories this week before legislators left for their spring break. The House on Wednesday passed one of Kehoe’s top priorities–a state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department–with seven Democrats...
MCC Good News 2025 Legislative Session
If you missed the latest issue of the MCC Good News in your mailbox or inbox, you can read it here. We cover the start of the legislative session, review our 2025 Public Policy Priorities, and announce the Citizen Recognition Award winners. We also highlight the...
USCCB Sues Trump Administration Over Freeze in Refugee Resettlement Funding
On Tuesday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed a lawsuit challenging the government’s unlawful suspension of funding for its refugee admissions program. The full legal filing is available here. Chieko Noguchi, the director of public affairs...






