By Emma Murphy, Missouri Independent
• April 20, 2023
A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday.
The Senate amended a bill from the House to add an emergency clause and expand the definition...
By Camden Doherty, Missouri Independent
• April 12, 2023
The Missouri Senate passed two separate tax relief bills Thursday as part of a bipartisan compromise effort.
SB 143, sponsored by Sen. Doug Beck, D-Affton, is a combination of tax credits and exemptions...
This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon.
In a vote watched closely in Kansas City, Missourians approved a statewide ballot measure in 2012 to return control of the St. Louis...
By Brooke Muckerman, Columbia Missourian/Missouri Independent
• March 27, 2023
Missouri Republicans are making a push to allow firearms to be carried inside religious establishments and lessen restrictions on access to firearms.
House Bill 485, heard in the House Emerging Issues...
By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent
• March 23, 2023
Missouri is one of just 13 states that levies a sales tax on grocery food items.
Citing the hefty burden on low-income shoppers and rising cost of food, several other states have moved to reduce the...
Next week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri.
From March 6 through 10, the National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and local emergency management encourage Missourians...
The Mehlville Board of Education passed a resolution earlier this month opposing any open enrollment legislation currently being considered by the Missouri Legislature.
The Board voted unanimously at...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• February 21, 2023
A bill that would require cities and counties across Missouri to pay for electric vehicle chargers in order to mandate businesses install them won House approval Feb 16.
The bill, which is sponsored...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• February 7, 2023
Legislation to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process won initial approval in the Missouri House Feb. 1.
After more than two hours of debate,...
By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent
• January 26, 2023
Lawmakers debated last week a bipartisan push to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income Missourians from 60 days to one year — among the first public hearings of the 2023 legislative session.
The...
