Missouri Legislature
Two school choice bills pass committee, head to Missouri Senate floor(The Heartlander) — Two bills to expand school choice in Missouri passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday. SB 360, sponsored by Sen. Read More
Missouri
Missouri Senate bills would change ballot initiative process(The Center Square) – A number of bills filed in the Missouri legislature would change the way constitutional amendments and laws would make it to the ballot and the number… Read More
2022 election
Sen. Rick Scott: Republicans will take back U.S. Senate in November(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says he believes the Republican Party will take back the Senate in November. Scott told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on… Read More
Biden administration
Manchin, Sinema defy Biden on removing filibuster for abortion law as Republicans rally opposition(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., both told news outlets Thursday they would not go along with President Joe Biden’s request that… Read More
National
Senate passes Supreme Court Justice security upgrade as protests heat up(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate passed a bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices as protests at their homes have grown heated in light of the potential… Read More
National
U.S. Senate adopts bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023. Lawmakers unanimously adopted the Sunshine Protection Act,… Read More
National, State Government
Hartzler claims Trump card in fight for president’s endorsement: his own agendaGOP candidates vying for retiring Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat are jostling for former President Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement. But while one currently seems to have Trump’s fickle… Read More
National, State Government
Sen. Hawley endorses Rep. Hartzler in MO Senate race, applauds her grit and fighting spiritU.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler faces an uphill climb for name recognition in her statewide campaign to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri. But she received a… Read More
State Government
Timeline of Sen. Dan Hegeman’s career and the positive impact he has left on the Missouri legislatureANDREW COUNTY, Mo. – First elected to the Missouri Senate in 2014, Sen. Dan Hegeman will be term-limited after the 2022 legislative session – but his diligent efforts… Read More
National
U.S. Senate to Biden: No to private sector vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Wednesday night sent the Biden administration a message: Congress’ upper chamber does not support the president’s vaccine mandate on private businesses. With two… Read More
State Government
A look into the current stage of Missouri’s state legislative redistricting processJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Every decade, Missouri undergoes a redistricting process of its congressional and state legislative districts to stay in accordance with population changes over the previous… Read More
National
As infrastructure bill passes, Senate faces Dem’s new $3.5 trillion spending plan(The Center Square) – Just moments after the U.S. Senate passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill and sent it to the House, Senate Democrats pivoted to a new spending item… Read More