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...
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...
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...
What is happening on immigration policy at both the federal and state levels? The latest MCC Messenger provides a general overview of the most relevant executive orders that have been implemented at the federal and state level, as well as of the bills that have been...
It has been just over six weeks since the 2025 session of the Missouri General Assembly began. Of the over 2,300 bills that have been filed, the MCC has positions on nearly 100 of them. To see the bills the MCC is tracking, click here. If you missed the first...
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....
Missouri Bishops are urging the faithful to pray and fast for the defeat of Amendment 3 on Nov 5, 2024. There will be opportunities for Eucharistic adoration, Masses, and gatherings to pray the rosary. We urge Catholics to check with their diocese or pastor to find...
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...