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Missouri lawmakers file bills on porn restrictions, PRC tax credits, illegal immigration(The Heartlander) — On pornography, abortion and illegal immigration, Missouri lawmakers are fighting for conservative values. A measure that aims to prevent children from accessing pornography by requiring age verification… Read More
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Is now the time for higher taxes, tuition? University of Missouri System warns bills to create new degrees will do just thatA debate now raging at the highest levels of academia stands to affect Missouri taxpayers at every level. Advocates for Missouri State University in Springfield are backing legislation to allow… Read More
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Missouri House speaker candidate who warned of politicians ‘addicted to tax dollars’ appears to have obtained millions in grantsA Missouri state representative waging a quixotic run for House Speaker may have been procuring state grants for a foundation that employs him – raising questions about whether some of… Read More
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Early-filed bills indicate historic Missouri legislative session comingAll signs point to a historic session starting next month for the Missouri General Assembly. The state would define a man and a woman, abolish the state income tax, change… Read More
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Unanimous House vote fixes property tax credit rules for Missouri seniors(The Center Square) – A unanimous vote in the Missouri House is rare, especially on a tax bill. But names of all members appeared in green on the House voting… Read More
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Missouri Chamber criticizes, City of St. Louis praises inaction of General Assembly(The Center Square) – The state’s largest business advocate criticized the Missouri legislature for failing to advance its priorities during the 2024 session while the state’s second-largest city praised inaction. Read More
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Failure on constitutional ballot reform highlights end of Missouri legislative session(The Center Square) – As House Speaker Dean Plocher asked the Missouri Senate to get to work on Friday, the chamber adjourned. Plocher, a candidate for the GOP nomination for… Read More
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Resolution to change how voters alter Missouri Constitution in hands of Senate(The Center Square) – A resolution to change how Missouri voters approve constitutional amendments was returned to the Senate for possible consideration this week. Currently, any constitutional amendment can be… Read More
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Missouri legislature sends bill to governor ending funding for abortion providers(The Center Square) – Legislators believe Planned Parenthood hasn’t received any reimbursements from Missouri for two years, and a bill headed to Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s desk will make that… Read More
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Missouri counties begin senior property tax freeze as legislators review revision(The Center Square) – Two of Missouri’s largest counties and the city of St. Louis started the process for implementing property tax relief for senior citizens as the Missouri Senate… Read More
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Missouri House unanimously passes bill expanding suicide prevention for veterans(The Center Square) – The Missouri House unanimously sent a bill to the Senate that would require the state’s Veterans Commission to expand its suicide prevention efforts and file annual… Read More
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Ratings of all Missouri legislators fall in conservative group’s review(The Center Square) – Ratings for Missouri legislators declined in a system developed by a conservative nonprofit group to examine voting patterns related to free-market economic policy. The Club for… Read More
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Hours after horrifying shooting of nearly two dozen at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally, state Rep. Chris Lonsdale posts what a ‘great time’ he had thereAs one person lay dead and 21 others were being treated at nearby hospitals after a terrifying shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, a state representative… Read More
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds state Senate district maps that a House Republican PAC had strangely opposedNew Missouri Senate districts were handily approved by the state Supreme Court Wednesday, even after a bizarre legal challenge to them by the former director of the House Republican Campaign… Read More
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Missouri’s legislative leaders expect more movement on several bills next week(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in both chambers of the Missouri legislature are looking ahead to floor debate on several legislative priorities this week. In the Senate, filibustering and… Read More
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Missouri legislators express hope for session during 2024 election year(The Center Square) – Missouri legislators praised last year’s accomplishments and expressed hope for the 2024 legislative session as it started on Wednesday. “I know we can work together and… Read More
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OPINION: Let’s improve children’s mental health by protecting them onlineAs Gen Z began to mature, sociologists began to notice some startling trends they didn’t see among the Millennials, Gen X, or the Boomers before them. The teenage experience had… Read More
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Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher seeking lieutenant governor job. Here’s what he’d do and why you should careDean Plocher wants to keep working to “protect our farmland from China, our classrooms from liberal indoctrination, our families from Biden’s failed economy and our communities from the progressive crime… Read More
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Speaker: Abortion rights will return to Missouri as ballot reform stalls in Senate(The Center Square) – The GOP’s leading House lawmaker warned that the state would see abortion rights restored if the Senate didn’t take action on changing the Constitution. Missouri House… Read More
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Legislature asks Missouri voters to increase amendment threshold to 57%(The Center Square) – Missouri voters will choose whether to make it more difficult to vote on changes to the state Constitution during the 2024 general election, or perhaps earlier… Read More