State Government
Bills on charter school funding, open school enrollment sent to Missouri Senate(The Center Square) – Increasing charter school funding and allowing open enrollment in public schools came closer to becoming law in Missouri as the House of Representatives passed and sent… Read More
State Government
Missouri state senator files Parents’ Bill of Rights, aims to increase transparency with school boardsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Sen. Andrew Koenig is sponsoring a Parents’ Bill of Rights in an effort to create more transparency between school districts and students’ parents. … Read More
National, State Government
Bill would prohibit Missourians from doing business with Russia(The Center Square) – Private and public entities receiving taxpayer funds in Missouri will be prohibited from entering contracts with Russia under a proposed bill introduced Tuesday in the House… Read More
State Government
Bill would tie Missouri’s higher education funding to graduate earnings(The Center Square) – The Missouri Legislature would use a scoring system based on the earnings of graduates to allocate funding for higher education under a proposed bill. Read More
State Government
Missouri bill would crack down on skipping traffic court, altering a post-Ferguson reform(The Center Square) – A Missouri law reforming municipal courts after the 2014 protests in Ferguson resulted in unintended consequences and needs correction, according to the sponsor of a… Read More
State Government
Bill would cut personal property tax on Missouri’s older cars by 85%(The Center Square) – The annual property tax Missourians pay on motor vehicles at least 10 years old will be reduced by 85% under a bill in the Legislature. Read More
National
U.S. senators introduce TRUCKERS Act to exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccine mandates(The Center Square) – Florida’s former governor and current U.S. senator, Rick Scott, and eight other Republican senators introduced a bill to exempt all non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from… Read More
State Government
Missouri’s pro-sports teams, casinos unite on sports wagering bill taxing gambling by 10%(The Center Square) – After years of building a consensus, Missouri’s six professional sports teams and five of the state’s six casino operators came to Jefferson City on Tuesday… Read More
State Government
Bipartisan support to re-establish Missouri’s film tax credit programJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Similar bills with bipartisan support intend to establish the “Show MO Act,” a tax credit program for film and television production. Currently,… Read More
State Government
Missouri legislation would shield cryptocurrency from some taxes(The Center Square) – Missourians using digital or virtual currencies would be protected from some taxation under a bill introduced in the legislature. House Bill… Read More
State Government
Bill would give more Missouri seniors, disabled increased property tax relief(The Center Square) – Legislators are attempting to rewire Missouri’s “circuit breaker” program to provide more relief from property tax increases for certain senior citizens and people who are disabled. Read More
State Government
Missourians keep $144 million under bill eliminating grocery sales tax(The Center Square) – Missouri taxpayers will pay less to feed their families under a new bill eliminating the state tax on groceries. House Bill 1992, sponsored… Read More
State Government
Bill aims to stop St. Louis’ 1% earnings tax on remote workers(The Center Square) – Employees of businesses located in the City of St. Louis who worked remotely during and after the pandemic won’t pay a 1% earnings tax under… Read More
State Government
Senate bills attempt to change Missouri’s unemployment benefits(The Center Square) – Three bills introduced by Missouri Republican Senators will change how the unemployed receive benefits and increase oversight of the program. Sponsors of the three… Read More
State Government
Legislators seek to boost Missouri biodiesel with $120 million in tax credits(The Center Square) – A $120 million tax credit for biodiesel producers and retail service stations will spur economic development in Missouri over a six-year period, according to a… Read More
National, State Government
Hawley pushes stepped-up human trafficking reformsIn a press conference last week that lasted nearly two hours, President Joe Biden expressed frustration with efforts by the opposition party to thwart the more ambitious aspects of his… Read More
State Government
Legislation looks to put a halt on the number of catalytic converter thefts in MissouriJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The 2022 Legislative Session is underway, and State Rep. Hardy Billington hopes to pass a bill to curb the rise of catalytic converter thefts… Read More
State Government
A new bill would require schools to teach safe social media usageJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Republican State Rep. Jim Murphy of the 94th District has proposed the “Show-Me Digital Health Act” to require schools to start teaching safe use… Read More
State Government
State Rep. David Gregory pre-files bill to ban Critical Race Theory from Missouri public schoolsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. David Gregory of the 96th District has prefiled legislation to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its principles within… Read More
State Government
Marijuana legalization, criminal expungement to be addressed by legislature, ballot campaign(The Center Square) – Criminal justice reform wasn’t a priority for state Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, when first elected to the Missouri legislature in 2014. As he enters his final… Read More