On Monday, the Senate Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety heard two bills that address immigration issues: SB 58 and SB 72. SB 58, sponsored by Sen. Jill Carter (R-Joplin), would, among other things, create the “offense of aggravated illegal...
The House Economic Development Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill designed to address the lack of access to affordable child care in the state. HB 269, sponsored by Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), would create three separate tax credit programs to help...
Monday, December 2 marked the first day Missouri legislators could file bills for the 2025 legislative session. Legislators wasted no time, filing over 900 bills in the first days of pre-filing. This number represents nearly one-fourth of all the bills filed in 2024....
On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a proposed amendment to enshrine the “right to abortion” in the Missouri Constitution will appear on the November ballot, overturning a lower court ruling that held that the proposed amendment violates state law by...
Pro-life legislators and activists last Thursday filed a lawsuit asking a judge to block the pro-abortion Amendment 3 from the November 5 ballot. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state Rep. Hannah Kelly, pro-life activist Kathy Forck, and Marguerite Forrest,...